Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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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2021
1h 57m
7.6(214 votes)
Music
Documentary
History

Overview

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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RadicalMedia
Vulcan Productions
Concordia Studio

Videos & Trailers

6 videos

Cast & Crew

57 members
Acting

Stevie Wonder

Self

Stevie Wonder
Acting

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self - Artist

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Acting

Chris Rock

Self - Artist

Chris Rock
Acting

Tony Lawrence

Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone
Acting

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King
Acting

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln
Acting

Mavis Staples

Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

Mavis Staples
Acting

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Mahalia Jackson
Acting

David Ruffin

Self

No Image
Acting

Sly Stone

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Sly Stone
Acting

Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela
Acting

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

John V. Lindsay
Acting

Ray Barretto

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Ray Barretto
Acting

Herbie Mann

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Mongo Santamaría

Self - Performer (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Questlove

Self (uncredited)

Questlove
Acting

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Self - Civic Leader

Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Acting

Walter Cronkite

Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Acting

Malcolm X

Self - Activist (archive footage)

Malcolm X
Acting

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self - Activist (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Acting

Robert F. Kennedy

Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy
Acting

Richard Nixon

Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Acting

John F. Kennedy

Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy
Acting

Jesse Jackson

Self

Jesse Jackson
Acting

Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

Moms Mabley
Acting

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro
Acting

Redd Foxx

Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

Redd Foxx
Acting

Dorinda Drake

Self - Festival Attendee

No Image
Acting

Barbara Bland-Acosta

Self - Festival Attendee

No Image
Acting

Darryl Lewis

Self - Festival Attendee

No Image
Acting

Gladys Knight

Self - Musician

Gladys Knight
Acting

Dinah Shore

Self (archive footage)

Dinah Shore
Acting

Buzz Aldrin

Self (archive sound)

Buzz Aldrin
Acting

Al Sharpton

Self - Minister & Activist

Al Sharpton
Acting

Marilyn McCoo

Self - The 5th Dimension

Marilyn McCoo
Acting

Sheila E.

Self - Musician

Sheila E.
Production

Berry Gordy

Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)

Berry Gordy
Acting

Neil Armstrong

Self (archive sound)

Neil Armstrong
Acting

George Kirby

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Willie Tyler

Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)

Willie Tyler
Acting

Billy Davis Jr.

Self - The 5th Dimension

Billy Davis Jr.
Acting

John Chancellor

Self (archive footage)

John Chancellor
Acting

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Self (archive footage)

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Acting

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Self - Performer (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner
Acting

Selema Masekela

Self - Son of Hugh Masekela

Selema Masekela
Acting

Edwin Hawkins

Self - Performer (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Kwame Ture

Self - Activist (archive footage)

Kwame Ture
Production

Bones Howe

Self - Music Producer (archive footage)

Bones Howe
Acting

Greg Errico

Self - Drummer, Sly & the Family Stone

Greg Errico
Sound

Roy Ayers

Self

No Image
Acting

Musa Jackson

Self - Festival Attendee

No Image
Acting

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Self - Former Reporter, The New York Times

No Image
Acting

Cholly Atkins

Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage)

No Image

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