Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

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.

Directed by: Questlove
Top Billed Cast: John Chancellor, Redd Foxx, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Runtime: 117 minutes
Full Cast List ▾
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
Chris Rock
Chris Rock
Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence
Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Self (archive footage)
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David Ruffin
Self
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela
Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
John V. Lindsay
Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Herbie Mann
Self (archive footage)
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Mongo Santamaría
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Questlove
Questlove
Self (uncredited)
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Self - Civic Leader
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Self
Moms Mabley
Moms Mabley
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
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Dorinda Drake
Self - Festival Attendee
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Barbara Bland-Acosta
Self - Festival Attendee
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Darryl Lewis
Self - Festival Attendee
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight
Self - Musician
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Self (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Self (archive sound)
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
Self - Minister & Activist

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