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

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

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Oscar-winning gem of forgotten music history

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.

4.7/5

IMDb 8.0/1020211 h 57 min

DocumentaryMusic Videos and ConcertsEmpowering

DocumentaryMusic Videos and ConcertsEmpowering

4.7/5

IMDb 8.0/1020211 h 57 min

Cast: Roy AyersEthel Beatty-BarnesBarbara Bland-Acosta

PG-13

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

DocumentaryMusic Videos and ConcertsEmpowering

4.7/5

IMDb 8.0/1020211 h 57 minUHD

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.

Creators and Cast

Directors: Questlove

Producers: Jody Allen Cora Atkinson Inuka Bacote-Capiga David Barse Ashley Bembry-Kaintuck Novena Carmel Rocky Collins Shannon Dill David Dinerstein

Cast: Roy Ayers Ethel Beatty-Barnes Barbara Bland-Acosta Mike Boone Dorinda Drake Sheila E.

Studio: Vulcan Productions Inc. in Association With Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures, LarryBilly Productions

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4.7 out of 5 stars

920 global ratings

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Content advisory

PG-13

smokingsome disturbing imagesbrief drug material

Audio languages

5.1

EnglishEnglish [Audio Description]English Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish Dialogue Boost: High

Subtitles

English

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