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2021 Doc Stories

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Join us for the Centerpiece screening of Doc Stories. Featuring a conversation with director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, this event provides an opportunity to see Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) on the big screen.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Sat, Nov 6 at 8:00 pm PST

Castro Theatre

Centerpiece Film

Dust off your dancing shoes and join us for the most joyous documentary of 2021 in its Castro premiere.

Q&A

Following the screening will be a Q&A with the film’s magisterial director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson moderated by rock journalist, author, and broadcaster Ben Fong-Torres.

Guests Expected

Director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and post-screening Q&A moderator Ben Fong-Torres are expected to attend.

Description

Dust off your dancing shoes and join us for the most joyous documentary of 2021! It makes its Castro premiere with the film’s magisterial director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson in attendance. With extraordinary footage that was shot at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival in Mount Morris Park placed alongside contemporary interviews of musicians and attendees, Summer of Soul offers a multitude of incandescent moments, including Mahalia Jackson sharing the stage with Mavis Staples, Stevie Wonder playing drums, Sly and the Family Stone bringing down the house, and emcee Tony Lawrence’s vibrant outfits threatening to steal the show.

Film Details

Language English

Year 2021

Runtime 117

Country USA

Director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Executive Producer Jen Isaacson, Jon Kamen, Dave Sirulnick, Jody Allen, Ruth Johnston, Rocky Collins, Jannat Gargi, Beth Hubbard, Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell Jobs, Jeffrey Lurie, Marie Therese Guirgis, David Barse, Ron Eisenberg, Sheiia C. Johnson, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Producer Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein

Editor Joshua L. Pearson

Cinematographer Shawn Peters

Music Randall Poster