Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Special guests: Introduction by filmmaker Joseph Patel and producers David Dinerstein and Robert Fyvolent..
Author, musician, DJ, and cultural icon Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson makes his directorial debut with this Oscar-winning documentary that revisits The Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969. Across six summer weeks, a staggering array of Black musical talent performed to packed audiences just a hundred miles south of Woodstock. However, its impact was eclipsed, in part because unlike Woodstock, footage of The Harlem Festival was largely unseen, until now. Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, Gladys Knight & The Pips, B.B. King, and others tear the roof off as contemporary interviews and snapshots of the cultural moment around the festival round out this vibrant celebration of Black music and culture.
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Film Program
Saturday, June 24, 202
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music (Director's Cut)
Special guest: Introduction by the film's associate producer Dale Bell.
Film Program
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Amazing Grace
Special guests: Post-screening conversation with producers Alan Elliott and Tirrell D. Whittley and choir members Mary Hall, Esther Mcisaac and Bobby Washington, moderated by Jacqueline Stewart, president and director of the Academy Museum.
Film Program
Friday, August 18, 2023
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Special guest: Conversation with director Penelope Spheeris.