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

MOVIE · 2021

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

English original · 117 min

★ 7.6 TMDB · 231 votes

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.

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Original title
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Release date
2021-07-02
Genres
Music, Documentary, History
Production countries
United States

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