Summer of Soul

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

MS12

Genre

Music, Documentary

Director

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Run time

1h 58min

The documentary examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which was held at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) in Harlem and lasted for six weeks. Despite having a large attendance and performers such as Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, The 5th Dimension, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Blinky Williams, Sly and the Family Stone and The Chambers Brothers, the festival was seen as obscure in pop culture, something that the documentarians investigate.

Genre

Music, Documentary

Director

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Run time

1h 58min

The documentary examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which was held at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) in Harlem and lasted for six weeks. Despite having a large attendance and performers such as Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, The 5th Dimension, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Blinky Williams, Sly and the Family Stone and The Chambers Brothers, the festival was seen as obscure in pop culture, something that the documentarians investigate.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2021

Global distributor

Searchlight Pictures

Local distributor

Estonian Theatrical Distribution OÜ

In cinema

4/8/2022