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- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
- 118 min | Documentary, History, MusicPG-13
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) 118 min
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Documentary, History, Music
PG-13
Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
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Plot summary
Director
Questlove
(as Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson)
Producers
Cinematographer
Editor
Joshua L Pearson
(as Joshua L. Pearson)
Contacts
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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
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Ethel Beatty
Self - Festival Attendee (as Ethel Beatty-Barnes)
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Al Sharpton
Self - Minister & Activist (as Reverend Al Sharpton)
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Allen Zerkin
Self - Former Assistant to Tony Lawrence
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Margot Edman
Self - Festival Production Assistant
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Alan Leeds
Self - Music Manager & Executive
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Cyril 'Bullwhip' Innis Jr.
Self - Black Panther Party
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Hal Tulchin
Self - Director & Producer, Harlem Cultural Festival 1969
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Musa Jackson
Self - Festival Attendee
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Billy Davis Jr.
Self - The 5th Dimension
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Marilyn McCoo
Self - The 5th Dimension
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Adrienne Kryor
Self - The Edwin Hawkins Singers
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Greg Tate
Self - Writer & Musician
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Self - Former Reporter, The New York Times
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Jesse Jackson
Self - Minister & Activist (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
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Gladys Knight
Self - Musician
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Greg Errico
Self - Drummer, Sly & the Family Stone
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Jim McFarland
Self - Former Tailor, Orie's Custom Tailoring
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
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Luis Miranda
Self - Civic Leader
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Denise Oliver-Velez
Self - Professor & Activist
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Sheila E.
Self - Musician
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Roger Parris
Self - Festival Attendee
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Stevie Wonder
Self - Musician
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Chris Rock
Self - Artist
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Raoul Roach
Self - Son of Max Roach
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Selema Masekela
Self - Son of Hugh Masekela
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The 5th Dimension
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Don Alias
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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William Allen
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Carlos Alomar
Self - Performer (archive footage) (as Listen My Brother)
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Roy Ayers
Self
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Ray Barretto
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Steve Berrios
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Blinky
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Ben Branch
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Operation Breadbasket
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Hadley Caliman
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Bruno Carr
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Chuck Carter
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Chambers Brothers
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Harwell Chauncey
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Luis Cruz
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Dinizulu Dancers & Drummers
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Yvonne Fair
Self - Performer (archive footage) (as Yvonne Faire)
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Sonny Fortune
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Henry Franklin
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Tony Fuentes
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Marcus Garvey Jr.
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Luis Gasca
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Gladys Knight & The Pips
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Andy Gonzalez
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Gospel Redeemers
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Rodgers Grant
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Harlem Calypso Band
Self - Performer (archive footage) (as Harlem Calypso Band)
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The Harlem Festival Jazz Band
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Edwin Hawkins
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Tramaine Hawkins
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Walter Hawkins
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Weldon Irvine
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Chuck Jackson
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Mahalia Jackson
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Gene Key
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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B.B. King
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Maurice King
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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George Kirby
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Abbey Lincoln
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Ray Maldanado
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Herbie Mann
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Steve Marcus
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Self - Performer (archive footage) (as Pigmeat Markham)
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Hugh Masekela
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Dorothy Morrison
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Babatunde Olatunji
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Professor Caldwell and the Choralites
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Max Roach
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Roberto Rodriguez
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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David Ruffin
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Mongo Santamaria
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Adalberto Santiago
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Sonny Sharrock
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Nina Simone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Sly and the Family Stone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Staple Singers
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (voice) (archive footage)
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Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Self - Performer (archive footage) (as Pops Staples)
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Herman Stevens
Self - Performer (archive footage) (as Professor Herman Stevens)
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Sly Stone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Cal Tjader
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Orestes Vilato
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Miroslav Vitous
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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The Voices of Faith
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Clara Walker
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Larry Willis
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Ewart Abner
Self - Vice President of Motown Records (archive footage)
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Buzz Aldrin
Self
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Neil Armstrong
Self (archive sound)
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Cholly Atkins
Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage)
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Mike Boone
Self
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Stokely Carmichael
Self - Activist (archive footage)
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John Chancellor
Self (archive footage)
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Walter Cronkite
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
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Anthony Flood
Self
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Redd Foxx
Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
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Berry Gordy
Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
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Fred Hampton
Self (archive footage)
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Hamilton E. Holmes
Self - First African-American Student, Emory University School of Medicine (archive footage)
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Bones Howe
Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
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John F. Kennedy
Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)
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Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
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Martin Luther King
Self - Activist (archive footage)
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Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
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Lester
Self - Performer (archive footage)
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John V. Lindsay
Self - New York City Mayor 1966 - 1973 (archive footage)
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Moms Mabley
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
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Malcolm X
Self - Activist (archive footage)
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Richard Nixon
Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
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Bill Plante
Self - Correspondent, CBS News (archive footage)
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Harry Reasoner
Self (archive footage)
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Cynthia Robinson
Self (archive footage)
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A.M. Rosenthal
Self - Managing Editor, New York Times 1969-1987 (archive footage) (as Abe Rosenthal)
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Dinah Shore
Self (archive footage)
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Willie Tyler
Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)
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Sue Yellin
Self
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