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Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

OSCAR® winner
Ahmir Questlove Thompson presents a powerful documentary about an event in the summer of 1969 that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Not far from Woodstock, NY, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King and more took to the stage in a transformative experience.
IMDb 8.01 h 57 min2021X-RayUHDPG-13
Documentary•Music Videos and Concerts•Historical
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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usesmokingfoul language
Audio languages
EnglishEnglish [Audio Description]
Subtitles
English [CC]Español
Directors
Questlove
Producers
Jody AllenCora AtkinsonInuka Bacote-CapigaDavid BarseAshley Bembry-KaintuckNovena CarmelRocky CollinsShannon DillDavid Dinerstein
Cast
Roy AyersEthel Beatty-BarnesBarbara Bland-AcostaMike BooneDorinda DrakeSheila E.Margot EdmanGreg ErricoAnthony FloodCharlayne Hunter-GaultAdrienne KryorAlan LeedsSelema MasekelaMarilyn McCooDenise Oliver-VelezRaoul RoachReverend SharptonSylvester StoneSue YellinAllen ZerkinCyril Innis Jr.Reverend JacksonMusa JacksonGladys KnightDarryl LewisBilly DavisJim McFarlandLin-Manuel MirandaLuis MirandaRoger ParrisMavis StaplesGreg TateStevie WonderChris Rock
Studio
Vulcan Productions Inc. in Association With Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures, LarryBilly Productions
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