The film was acquired for more than $12 million, surpassing the documentary sales record set at Sundance last year. A still from Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by ...

PHILADELPHIA -- It was the summer of 1969. While Woodstock grabbed all of the headlines in upstate New York, the Harlem Cultural Festival was happening in New York City. Never-before-seen footage from ...

HARLEM, New York City -- The musician Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is looking to restore a lost chapter of Black history with his directorial debut in a "Summer of Soul" in Harlem. The summer in ...

LOS ANGELES -- As a DJ, author, college professor, musician, producer and now Oscar nominee, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson proves that he is the quintessential multi-hyphenate with a deep love for ...

KCRW invites you to an advanced virtual screening of the new documentary feature "Summer of Soul" from Searchlight Pictures followed by a Behind the Screens conversation with KCRW's Chris Douridas and ...

It seems this month’s documentary selection, “Summer of Soul,” was — in short — a hit. Many of you wrote in to share your delight in the music and the message. “What a gem! I was an 18-year-old ...

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, SUMMER OF SOUL – part music film, part historical record created around an epic ...

In the summer of 1969, the same summer as Woodstock, some of the biggest musical acts of the time, like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and the Fifth ...