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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Film · 2021 · 117 min · PG-13 · Music · Documentary · History

A Questlove Jawn.

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.

Directed by Questlove

Starring Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Abbey Lincoln, Mavis Staples

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In cinemas2 July 2021
Digital release28 January 2021
Physical releaseNot listed
First release anywhere2 July 2021

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