Summer of Soul

Available to stream on Disney+ from July 30

“This Sundance award-winner is an absolute joy, uncovering a treasure trove of pulse-racing, heart-stopping live music footage (originally captured by TV veteran Hal Tulchin) that has remained largely unseen for half a century.” Mark Kermode, The Observer

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) mixes recordings of the 1969 Harlem Culture Festival, which celebrated African American identity and music in a time of social change, with new interviews and archival footage to create a work with piercing resonance today. 

"I'd say it took me five months, just to live with the footage. Five months of just constantly having these monitors in my house in every room, my house, my kitchen, my bathroom, my bedroom, I kept it on 24-hour loop. That's all I watched. And I kept notes on anything that gave me goosebumps. And what I wound up doing was curating it, like I curate a show or DJ gig." – Questlove