“Summer of Soul” Editor on Piecing Together the Nearly Forgotten Black Woodstock
For nearly half a century, videotapes documenting the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival gathered dust in the basement of a Bronxville home. Filmed by Hal Tuchin and his four-person camera crew, the trove included goosebump-inducing performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples, B.B. King, the 5th Dimension, jazz drummer Max Roach and other masters of American music. Tuchin tried to package his work as “The Black Woodstock”
Delight in The Official Trailer for Questlove’s “Summer of Soul”
One of this summer’s most intriguing releases is the ferociously talented Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directorial debut, Summer of Soul. Questlove’s deep love and knowledge of music and his longstanding interest and involvement in film make Summer of Love a must-see. When the first teaser dropped during this year’s Oscars Ceremony (he was the Oscars’ musical director), we got our first good glimpse at his hybrid debut—part historical record,
The Official Teaser for Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” Promises Riveting Doc Experience
The multi-talented Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is making his debut as a filmmaker with Summer of Soul, immediately putting the documentary on the must-see list for this summer. The first teaser, which Questlove himself revealed during last night’s Oscars Ceremony (he was the ceremony’s musical director), gives us our first glimpse at his hybrid debut—part historical record, part music film—Summer of Soul is centered on the Harlem Cultural Festival’s six-week run in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) in Harlem in 1969.
