Searchlight has released the full-length trailer for Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) [SUMOS] directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. The documentary won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival. Summer of Soul will open in theaters and stream on Hulu day-n-date 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, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.
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