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

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

2021
1h 57min

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.

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

Storyline

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.
    Released
    July 2021
    Runtime
    1h 57min
    Director
    Revenue
    $3,696,069
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Mass Distraction Media, RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio
Cast
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
Chris Rock
Chris Rock
Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin
Self
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela
Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
John V. Lindsay
Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Herbie Mann
Self (archive footage)
Mongo Santamaría
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Questlove
Questlove
Self (uncredited)
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Self - Civic Leader
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Self
Moms Mabley
Moms Mabley
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Dorinda Drake
Self - Festival Attendee
Barbara Bland-Acosta
Self - Festival Attendee
Darryl Lewis
Self - Festival Attendee
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight
Self - Musician
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Self (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Self (archive sound)
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
Self - Minister & Activist
Marilyn McCoo
Marilyn McCoo
Self - The 5th Dimension
Sheila E.
Sheila E.
Self - Musician
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Self (archive sound)
George Kirby
Self (archive footage)
Willie Tyler
Willie Tyler
Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)
Billy Davis Jr.
Billy Davis Jr.
Self - The 5th Dimension
John Chancellor
John Chancellor
Self (archive footage)
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Self (archive footage)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner
Harry Reasoner
Self (archive footage)
Selema Masekela
Selema Masekela
Self - Son of Hugh Masekela
Edwin Hawkins
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Bones Howe
Bones Howe
Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
Greg Errico
Greg Errico
Self - Drummer, Sly & the Family Stone
Roy Ayers
Self
Musa Jackson
Self - Festival Attendee
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Self - Former Reporter, The New York Times
Cholly Atkins
Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage)
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