Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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Synopsis
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) (2021) is a 1h 57min documentary feature film by Questlove. During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African A... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Abbey Lincoln, Mavis Staples
Original language
English
First release
January 28, 2021 (United States)
Production companies
RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions
Awards
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary
Crew
Producer
David Dinerstein, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent
Cinematography
Shawn Peters
Editing
Joshua L. Pearson
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Streaming | United States | January 28, 2021 |
| Streaming | Belgium | July 2, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Finland | July 2, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | July 2, 2021 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 2, 2021 |
| Streaming | United States | July 2, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Spain | July 16, 2021 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 16, 2021 |
| Streaming | Ireland | July 16, 2021 |
| Streaming | Germany | July 30, 2021 |
| Streaming | France | July 30, 2021 |
| Streaming | Australia | August 19, 2021 |
| Streaming | Japan | August 27, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Australia | September 2, 2021 |
| Streaming | Poland | September 3, 2021 |
| Streaming | Czech Republic | October 30, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | January 27, 2022 |
| Streaming | Italy | February 8, 2022 |
| Television | United States | February 20, 2022 |
| Streaming | France | June 28, 2022 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 12A |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Full credits
| Director | Questlove |
| Cast | Stevie Wonder (Self), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Self - Artist), Chris Rock (Self - Artist), Tony Lawrence (Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)), Nina Simone (Self (archive footage)), B.B. King (Self (archive footage)), Abbey Lincoln (Self (archive footage)), Mavis Staples (Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)), Mahalia Jackson (Self (archive footage)), David Ruffin (Self), Sly Stone (Self - Performer (archive footage)), Hugh Masekela (Self (archive footage)), John V. Lindsay (Self (archive footage)), Ray Barretto (Self - Performer (archive footage)), Herbie Mann (Self (archive footage)), Mongo Santamaría (Self - Performer (archive footage)), Questlove (Self (uncredited)), Luis A. Miranda Jr. (Self - Civic Leader), Walter Cronkite (Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)), Malcolm X (Self - Activist (archive footage)), Martin Luther King Jr. (Self - Activist (archive footage)), Robert F. Kennedy (Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)), Richard Nixon (Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)), John F. Kennedy (Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)), Jesse Jackson (Self), Moms Mabley (Self (archive footage)), Max Roach (Self (archive footage)), Fidel Castro (Self (archive footage)), 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 (Self - Musician), Dinah Shore (Self (archive footage)), Buzz Aldrin (Self (archive sound)), Al Sharpton (Self - Minister & Activist), Marilyn McCoo (Self - The 5th Dimension), Sheila E. (Self - Musician), Berry Gordy (Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)), Neil Armstrong (Self (archive sound)), George Kirby (Self (archive footage)), Willie Tyler (Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)), Billy Davis Jr. (Self - The 5th Dimension), John Chancellor (Self (archive footage)), Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham (Self (archive footage)), Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (Self - Performer (archive footage)), Roebuck 'Pops' Staples (Self - Performer (archive footage)), Harry Reasoner (Self (archive footage)), Selema Masekela (Self - Son of Hugh Masekela), Edwin Hawkins (Self - Performer (archive footage)), Kwame Ture (Self - Activist (archive footage)), Bones Howe (Self - Music Producer (archive footage)), 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)) |
| Producer | David Dinerstein, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent |
| Executive producer | Beth Hubbard, Dave Sirulnick, Davis Guggenheim, Jannat Gargi, Jeffrey Lurie, Jen Isaacson, Jody Allen, Jon Kamen, Jonathan Silberberg, Laurene Powell Jobs, Nicole Stott, Rocky Collins, Ruth Johnston |
| Cinematography | Shawn Peters |
| Editing | Joshua L. Pearson |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q104213699 |
| IMDb | tt7378922 |
| TMDB | 776527 |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
