Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 2021-07-02
- Genres: Music, Documentary, History
- Runtime: 1h 57m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 237 votes
Directed by Questlove.
Top cast
- Stevie Wonder as Self
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Self - Artist
- Chris Rock as Self - Artist
- Tony Lawrence as Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
- Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)
- B.B. King as Self (archive footage)
- Abbey Lincoln as Self (archive footage)
- Mavis Staples as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
- Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)
- David Ruffin as Self
Where to watch Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- United States: stream on Disney Plus, Hulu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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