Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). 2021. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Film

Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Questlove

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). 2021. USA. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Courtesy Searchlight Pictures/Hulu

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). 2021. USA. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. 118 min.

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"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." (Sundance Film Festival program notes)

This film accompanies The Contenders 2021.

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