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| Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: July 2, 2021 |
Starring:
Abbey Lincoln, B.B. King, David Ruffin, Jesse Jackson, Mahalia Jackson, Max Roach, Moms Mabley, Nina Simone, Sal Masekela, Stevie Wonder
Movie Facts:
- Winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) and the U.S. Audience Award (Documentary) at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Summary:
In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, a different music festival took place 100 miles away. More than 300,000 people attended the summer concert series known as the Harlem Cultural Festival. It was filmed, but after that summer, the footage sat in a basement for 50 years. It has never been seen. Until now. [Sundance]
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As a filmmaker, Questlove utilizes his celebrity connections more than he does original directorial vision, trading instead in long-established, standard documentary structure and form. Summer of Soul is polished, but it pales in stark comparison to the raw footage and energy of the Harlem Cultural Festival.
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Jul 2, 2021
Easily one of the best music documentaries of all time. It's better than "WattStax," which came out in 1973. And it's more culturally relevant than "Woodstock." It's about a moment in time when America was coming to the realization that change was inevitable.
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Apr 28, 2022
Personally I don't like documentaries but Summer of Soul is a festival and a great and beautiful recognition of music.
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Apr 27, 2022
It's an outstanding showcase of African American music as well as a history lesson.
The footage had been canned for decades, Questlove brought it to life, gave it direction and most importantly, the spotlight.
A great documentary.
The footage had been canned for decades, Questlove brought it to life, gave it direction and most importantly, the spotlight.
A great documentary.
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Apr 9, 2022
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Mar 14, 2023
this is almost a drama and i do not recommended, i think i will see something differe t in the next weeks
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