Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Director Questlove’s critically acclaimed debut as a filmmaker is set to hit your own shelves or digital library with the release of Summer of Soul on Digital and DVD on February 8th, 2022. - Questlove’s music documentary explores and reclaims the legacy of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival: a watershed six-week event of the civil rights movement. It shows unpublished footage of live performances at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) featuring some of the most renowned artists who contributed their legacy to shape African American music and culture, such as Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight & the Pips, among others.