Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2021-07-02) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 73 wins & 45 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,320,649 |
| Productions: | Mass Distraction Media, RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 18746: Stevie Wonder - Self
- 1179651: Lin-Manuel Miranda - Self
- 2632: Chris Rock - Self
- 1804519: Tony Lawrence - Self
- 960479: Nina Simone - Self (archive footage)
- 44999: B.B. King - Self (archive footage)
- 174651: Abbey Lincoln - Self
Crews
- 3446779: Robyn Fisher - Makeup & Hair - Costume & Make-Up
- 3446777: Sunny Bourgeois - Hair Supervisor - Costume & Make-Up
- 1871795: Lauren Nikrooz - Art Direction - Art
- 3446780: Viola Nicholson - Makeup & Hair - Costume & Make-Up
- 1961318: Mark Thompson - Art Direction - Art
- 3446778: Nicola David - Makeup & Hair - Costume & Make-Up
- 2350867: Rich Mach - Sound Mixer - Sound
external ids
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Reviews
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Review text:
The times, they were a’changin’ in the summer of 1969, with many turning to music as a vehicle to help them express their feelings on important social and political issues. The most famous music festival of all time, Woodstock, has seen its concert footage shown the world over. That ....
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In 1969, besides Woodstock, there was also an unknown Summer of Soul Festival in New York. More specifically, in Harlem. If you're a music buff (I am), this is a must-see film. It includes amazing performances that we would otherwise not have seen. Eclipsed by Woodstock, the recordin ....
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