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Summary In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, a different music festival took place 100 miles away. More than 300,000 people attended the summer concert series known as the Harlem Cultural Festival. It was filmed, but after that summer, the footage sat in a basement for 50 years. It has never been seen. Until now. [Sundance]

Directed By: Questlove

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 38 Critic Reviews
96
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 57 User Ratings
7.1
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Summary In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, a different music festival took place 100 miles away. More than 300,000 people attended the summer concert series known as the Harlem Cultural Festival. It was filmed, but after that summer, the footage sat in a basement for 50 years. It has never been seen. Until now. [Sundance]

Directed By: Questlove

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Generally Favorable Based on 57 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable Based on 57 User Ratings
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74% Positive
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14% Mixed
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12% Negative
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Production Company Mass Distraction Media, RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures, LarryBilly Productions
Release Date Jul 2, 2021
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating PG-13
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations