# Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

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**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Music, Documentary, History
**Directed by**: Questlove
**Starring**: Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence, Nina Simone, B.B. King

> *A Questlove Jawn.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Woodstock without the myth, Harlem’s 1969 festival with every note intact.  
A treasure trove of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, and Mahalia Jackson playing for a people and a moment.  
Questlove lets the sun-drenched performances speak, fifty years late but perfectly timed.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, tender

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