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title: 'Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Questlove'
released: '2021-01-28'
runtime_minutes: 117
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7378922/'
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# Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

2021 · PG-13 · 117 min · Documentary · United States

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

## Synopsis

Summer of Soul  is a 2021 American independent documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the documentary categories. It had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. by Searchlight Pictures on June 25, 2021, before expanding and being released for streaming on Hulu the next weekend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Questlove](https://cinepixo.com/people/questlove)

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