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

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

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 2, 2021

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Music, Documentary, History

User Score

76%

Original Title

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

Production Companies

Mass Distraction Media, RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio

Director

Questlove

Revenue

$37,000,000

Description

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.