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

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Cast

Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder As: Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda As: Self
Chris Rock Chris Rock As: Self
Tony Lawrence Tony Lawrence As: Self
Nina Simone Nina Simone As: Self (archive footage)
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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.


Tagline: A Questlove Jawn.
Certification: 12A

Details

Genres: Music, Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 02 July 2021

Country: US

Runtime: 117m

Company Credits

Company: Mass Distraction Media, RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio

Revenue: $3,696,069

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Cast

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Self

Tony Lawrence

Tony Lawrence

Self

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Self

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Self

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

David Ruffin

David Ruffin

Self

Sly Stone

Sly Stone

Self

Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

Self

John V. Lindsay

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto

Self

Herbie Mann

Herbie Mann

Self

Mongo Santamaría

Mongo Santamaría

Self

Questlove

Questlove

Self (uncredited)

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Self

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Self (uncredited)

Directed By

Questlove

Questlove

Director

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

David Dinerstein

David Dinerstein

Producer

Robert Fyvolent

Robert Fyvolent

Producer

Joseph Patel

Joseph Patel

Producer

Andrea Dramer

Andrea Dramer

Associate Producer

Davis Guggenheim

Davis Guggenheim

Executive Producer

Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs

Executive Producer

Ruth Johnston

Ruth Johnston

Executive Producer

Jody Allen

Jody Allen

Executive Producer

Nicole Stott

Nicole Stott

Executive Producer

Cora Atkinson

Cora Atkinson

Co-Producer

Beth Hubbard

Beth Hubbard

Executive Producer

Dave Sirulnick

Dave Sirulnick

Executive Producer

Rocky Collins

Rocky Collins

Executive Producer

Jen Isaacson

Jen Isaacson

Executive Producer

Jon Kamen

Jon Kamen

Executive Producer

Gregory A. Thomson

Gregory A. Thomson

Co-Producer

Ashley Bembry-Kaintuck

Ashley Bembry-Kaintuck

Associate Producer

Jonathan Silberberg

Jonathan Silberberg

Executive Producer

Inuka Bacote

Inuka Bacote

Co-Producer

Jannat Gargi

Jannat Gargi

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Robyn Fisher

Robyn Fisher

Makeup & Hair

Sunny Bourgeois

Sunny Bourgeois

Hair Supervisor

Viola Nicholson

Viola Nicholson

Makeup & Hair

Nicola David

Nicola David

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Rich Mach

Rich Mach

Sound Mixer

Mike Stahr

Mike Stahr

Sound Mixer

Alan Chow

Alan Chow

Sound Mixer

Dennis Hamlin

Dennis Hamlin

Sound Mixer

Paul Massey

Paul Massey

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Aisha Hallgren

Aisha Hallgren

Sound Mixer

Paul Hsu

Paul Hsu

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jiho Kim

Jiho Kim

Assistant Sound Editor

Emily Strong

Emily Strong

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Shawn Peters

Shawn Peters

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lauren Nikrooz

Lauren Nikrooz

Art Direction

Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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