Searchlight Pictures has released the teaser trailer for the documentary Summer of Soul [SUMOS] directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. The film won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Summer of Soul will be in theaters and on Hulu simultaneously on July 2nd.
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 never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL 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 never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more.
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