Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021.Directed by Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson. Featuring Lin Manuel Miranda (self), Chris Rock (self), Stevie Wonder (self), Nina Simone (archive), Jesse Jackson (self), B.B. King (archive), Sly and the Family Stone (archive).SYNOPSIS:The Harlem Culture Festival happened on July 20th 1969 in Mount Morris Park Harlem. This […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021.Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.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, […]
