Summer of soul (...or when the revolution could not be televised)
DVD - 2022
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. 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 largely forgotten, until now. This documentary 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 concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly &am...p; the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Documentary films
Historical films
Concert films
Musical films
Nonfiction films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities - Published
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[Los Angeles, CA] :
20th Century Studios
[2022]
- Language
- English
French
Spanish - Corporate Authors
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- Item Description
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen.
Special features: Audio commentary by director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson; Soul searching: a behind-the-scenes look; Harlem: then and now. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0; 2.0 described video; color / digitally mastered.
- Audience
- MPA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images, smoking and brief drug material.
- Awards
- Winner, Academy Award (2022): Best Documentary Feature.
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, Shawn Peters ; edited by Joshua L. Pearson.