w/ intro by Steve Pond (music) on Thu, Sep 9

2021 > USA > Directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

With Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, B.B. King & more

In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, a different music festival took place 100 miles away. More than 300,000 people attended the summer concert series known as the Harlem Cultural Festival. It was filmed, but after that summer, the footage sat in a basement for 50 years. It has never been seen. Until now. Winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) and the U.S. Audience Award (Documentary) at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Cosponsored with ASRC. More at searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul

1 hr 57 min