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

Synopsis

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.

Watch the trailer

When & where

Streaming on

• Hulu↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Stevie Wonder
  as Self
• 
  Lin-Manuel Miranda
  as Self - Artist
• 
  Chris Rock
  as Self - Artist
• 
  Tony Lawrence
  as Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
• 
  Nina Simone
  as Self (archive footage)
• 
  B.B. King
  as Self (archive footage)

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