Movie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Released: July 2, 2021 (2021)
Runtime: 117 minutes
Genres: Music, Documentary, History
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 109
- B.B. King as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 95
- Abbey Lincoln as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 90
- Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 88
- Mavis Staples as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Age at release: 81
- David Ruffin as Self
Age at release: 80
- Stevie Wonder as Self
Age at release: 71
- Chris Rock as Self - Artist
Age at release: 56
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Self - Artist
Age at release: 41
- Tony Lawrence as Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Moms Mabley as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 127
- Richard Nixon as Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
Age at release: 108
- Mongo Santamaría as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Age at release: 104
- Walter Cronkite as Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Age at release: 104
- John F. Kennedy as Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)
Age at release: 104
- John V. Lindsay as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 99
- Redd Foxx as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Age at release: 98
- Max Roach as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 97
- Malcolm X as Self - Activist (archive footage)
Age at release: 96
- Robert F. Kennedy as Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Age at release: 95
- Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 94
- Ray Barretto as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Age at release: 92
- Martin Luther King Jr. as Self - Activist (archive footage)
Age at release: 92
- Hugh Masekela as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 82
- Jesse Jackson as Self
Age at release: 79
- Sly Stone as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Age at release: 78
- Luis A. Miranda Jr. as Self - Civic Leader
Age at release: 66
- Questlove as Self (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
- Herbie Mann as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown
- Dorinda Drake as Self - Festival Attendee
Age at release: Unknown