Where to Watch Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) (Legally)

Where to watch “Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” (2021) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (2021).

Expect a Music, Documentary, History blend, with a runtime close to 117 minutes.

Cast highlights include Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

jazz, empowerment, blues, civil rights, rhythm and blues (r&b), music festival, music history, concert film, harlem, new york city, 1960s, music documentary, funk music

Official trailer

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Plot

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.

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