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

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

2021 |1h 57m |  Music, Documentary, History

Videos

Cast

cast

Stevie Wonder

Self

cast

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self

cast

Chris Rock

Self

cast

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

cast

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

cast

Abbey Lincoln

Self

cast

Mavis Staples

Self

cast

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

cast

Sly Stone

Self

cast

Hugh Masekela

Self

cast

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

cast

Ray Barretto

Self

cast

Questlove

Self (uncredited)

cast

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

cast

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

cast

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

cast

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

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Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

cast

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

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Redd Foxx

Self (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$37,000,000.00