Summer of Soul is part music film, part historical record created around and epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just 100 miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).
The footage, including performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and
the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, the 5th Dimension, and more, 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.
Dir Ahmir“Questlove”Thompson/1hr 58mins/Certificate 12A/2021
This screening is part of the Headingley Music Festival programme.
The footage, including performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and
the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, the 5th Dimension, and more, 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.
Dir Ahmir“Questlove”Thompson/1hr 58mins/Certificate 12A/2021
This screening is part of the Headingley Music Festival programme.
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