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

2021 · 117 min

A joyous, transporting concert rush that doubles as a bittersweet act of historical recovery, leaving you exhilarated and quietly indignant.

Tagline: A Questlove Jawn.
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.
How it feels: Uplifting, warm, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Music, race, identity, politics
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: upliftingstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
race
identity
politics
memory
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none