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

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a 2021 documentary film that chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, blending electrifying concert footage with social commentary on Black history, culture, and identity.

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instanceOf concert film
documentary film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at Sundance Film Festival
BAFTA Award for Best Documentary
Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Music Film

Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at Sundance Film Festival
surface form: Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary at Sundance Film Festival
cinematographyBy Shawn Peters
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts African American culture
Black history in the United States
civil rights era
director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
surface form: Questlove
distributedBy Hulu
Searchlight Pictures
editedBy Joshua L. Pearson
exploresTheme Black pride
cultural memory
media representation of Black communities
featuresPerformer Gladys Knight & the Pips
Mahalia Jackson
Mavis Staples
Nina Simone
Sly & the Family Stone
surface form: Sly and the Family Stone

Stevie Wonder
The 5th Dimension
genre historical documentary
music documentary
hasRottenTomatoesRatingCategory universal acclaim
language English
musicBy Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
surface form: Questlove
narrator Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
surface form: Questlove
originalFootageFilmedInYear 1969
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
producer David Dinerstein
Joseph Patel
Robert Fyvolent
releaseDate January 28, 2021
releaseYear 2021
runtimeMinutes 118
setInLocation Harlem
New York City
subject 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
theatricalReleaseDate July 2, 2021
usesPreviouslyUnreleasedFootage true
writer David Dinerstein
Joseph Patel
Robert Fyvolent

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