Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
July 2, 2021Release Date
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
July 2, 2021Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self
Chris Rock
Self
Tony Lawrence
Self
Ethel Beatty
Self - Festival Attendee
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
Al Sharpton
Self - Minister & Activist
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self
Mavis Staples
Self
Alan Leeds
Self - Music Manager & Executive
Mahalia Jackson
Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin
Self
Hal Tulchin
Self - Director & Producer, Harlem Cultural Festival 1969
Sly Stone
Self
Hugh Masekela
Self
John V. Lindsay
Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
Self
Herbie Mann
Self
Mongo Santamaría
Self
Questlove
Self (uncredited) / Director
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Self (uncredited)
Lauren Nikrooz
Art Direction
Mark Thompson
Art Direction
Sunny Bourgeois
Hair Supervisor
Nicola David
Makeup & Hair
Robyn Fisher
Makeup & Hair
Viola Nicholson
Makeup & Hair
Alan Chow
Sound Mixer
Aisha Hallgren
Sound Mixer
Dennis Hamlin
Sound Mixer
Paul Hsu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jiho Kim
Assistant Sound Editor
Rich Mach
Sound Mixer
Mike Stahr
Sound Mixer
Emily Strong
Sound Mixer
Paul Massey
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Dinerstein
Producer
Robert Fyvolent
Producer
Joseph Patel
Producer
Shawn Peters
Director of Photography
Joshua L. Pearson
Editor
Inuka Bacote
Co-Producer
Ashley Bembry-Kaintuck
Associate Producer
Jody Allen
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 2, 2021
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingPG-13
Box Office$3,696,069
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This Movie Is About.
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Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a 2021 American independent documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the documentary categories. It had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. by Searchlight Pictures on June 25, 2021, before expanding and being released for streaming on Hulu the next weekend.
The second half of the movie's title is taken from the 1970 poem and song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", written by the late Gil Scott-Heron. It offered a sharp and satirical critique of the media's lack of coverage of civil rights activism and the reality of change and revolution taking place in the streets and on campuses across America. Both the song and phrase became an anthem of political change during the 1960s.
The film received acclaim from critics, with particular praise given to the restoration of the footage used. It won numerous awards, including Best Documentary Feature at the 6th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, where it won in all six categories in which it was nominated, Best Documentary at the 75th British Academy Film Awards, Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards, and Best Music Film at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. It has been considered one of the best films of the 21st century.