Summer of soul (...or when the revolution could not be televised), Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective and Hulu present ; a Vulcan Productions Inc. production ; in association with Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures, LarryBilly Productions ; produced by Mass Distraction Media and RadicalMedia ; a Questlove jawn ; directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ; produced by Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein
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Summer of soul (...or when the revolution could not be televised), Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective and Hulu present ; a Vulcan Productions Inc. production ; in association with Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures, LarryBilly Productions ; produced by Mass Distraction Media and RadicalMedia ; a Questlove jawn ; directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ; produced by Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images, smoking and brief drug material
Main title
Summer of soul (...or when the revolution could not be televised)
Responsibility statement
Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective and Hulu present ; a Vulcan Productions Inc. production ; in association with Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures, LarryBilly Productions ; produced by Mass Distraction Media and RadicalMedia ; a Questlove jawn ; directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ; produced by Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein
Runtime
118
Summary
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten, until now. This documentary shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past, and present. The feature includes concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Mass Distraction Media
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Wonder, Stevie
- Searchlight Pictures
- @Radical.media (Firm)
- King, B. B.
- 20th Century Studios
- Fyvolent, Robert
- Patel, Joseph
- Simone, Nina, 1933-2003
- Questlove
- Hulu (Firm)
- LarryBilly Productions
- Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group)
- Dinerstein, David
- Play/Action Pictures
- Concordia Studio
- 5th Dimension (Musical group)
- Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
- Onyx Collective
- Vulcan Productions
Genre
Subject
- Documentary films
- Concert films
- African Americans + Music + History
- DVD-Video discs.
- 1900-1999
- History
- Descriptive video service (DVS)
- African Americans + Music
- Nonfiction films
- African Americans + Music -- 20th century
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Harlem Cultural Festival
- Popular music -- 1961-1970
- African Americans + Social life and customs
- Popular music
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- Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Mass Distraction Media
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Wonder, Stevie
- Searchlight Pictures
- @Radical.media (Firm)
- King, B. B.
- 20th Century Studios
- Fyvolent, Robert
- Patel, Joseph
- Simone, Nina, 1933-2003
- Questlove
- Hulu (Firm)
- LarryBilly Productions
- Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group)
- Dinerstein, David
- Play/Action Pictures
- Concordia Studio
- 5th Dimension (Musical group)
- Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
- Onyx Collective
- Vulcan Productions
- Genre9
- Subject17
- Documentary films
- Concert films
- African Americans + Music + History
- DVD-Video discs.
- 1900-1999
- History
- Descriptive video service (DVS)
- African Americans + Music
- Nonfiction films
- African Americans + Music -- 20th century
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Harlem Cultural Festival
- Popular music -- 1961-1970
- African Americans + Social life and customs
- Popular music
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