modmove » Summer of Soul (…or https://modmove.com Australian Entertainment and Popular Culture in Review Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:23:12 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.4 Watch the trailer for Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) https://modmove.com/news/watch-the-trailer-for-summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised/ https://modmove.com/news/watch-the-trailer-for-summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:02:33 +0000 http://modmove.com/?p=12219 In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion.

Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now.

 

 

SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.

“Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised),” is the first official project under the recently announced Onyx Collective brand. The winner

Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) will be released in Australian cinemas Septembr 2!
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