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

Name: Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Genre: Music, Documentary, History
Released: 2021-07-02
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence, Nina Simone

Release Date: 2021-07-02 Runtime: 117 minutes

7.6 TMDb

Music Documentary History

Streaming Guide

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.

Top Cast

Principal cast and the directors behind the production, as listed in the TMDb credits.

Directed by Questlove

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)
Abbey Lincoln as Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin as Self