After premiering at Sundance, here’s the new trailer for upcoming documentary Summer Of Soul, which is set for a release on Hulu stateside very soon. The film will be released on Disney+’s Star later in the year. The film’s director, Questlove, debuted the trailer for his first film during the Oscar broadcast on Sunday night.
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.
Summer Of Soul scored the won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the US Documentary Competition at Sundance this year, and was quickly snapped up by Searchlight Pictures. Looking forward to catching it soon. The Hulu release is set for 2nd July with the Star release TBC.
Here’s the trailer.
