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Summer of Soul Full Movie Comes to Digital & DVD February 8th

 

 

The Powerful and Transporting Documentary

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

Arrives on Digital and DVD February 8

 

Includes Exclusive Director Audio Commentary

 

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and Summer of Soul stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. Add Summer of Soul to your movie collection on Digital and DVD February 8.

Summer of Soul premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. The acclaimed documentary has won the AFI Special Award and continues to sweep critics groups across the nation, including 6 wins at the Critics Choice Awards, and Best Documentary awards with NBR and LAFCA. The film is also nominated for the PGA and Spirit Awards.

It is streaming on Hulu in conjunction with Disney General Entertainment’s Onyx Collective; Searchlight Pictures released it theatrically.

Film Synopsis

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 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 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.

Bonus Features*

• Audio Commentary – View the film with audio commentary by director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
• Soul Searching – A behind-the-scenes look at Summer of Soul. We’ll learn about where the footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival has been, how it was uncovered, and why director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson decided to tell this story now.
• Harlem: Then & Now – We revisit Mount Morris Park, location of the Harlem Cultural Festival. We learn how the neighborhood was a crossroads of culture and precarious politics and explore why Summer of Soulis so relevant during this present time of great political upheaval.

*bonus features vary by product and retailer

Directed by

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Produced by

Joseph Patel p.g.a.

Robert Fyvolent p.g.a.

David Dinerstein p.g.a.

Executive Producers

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

Sheila C. Johnson

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Music Supervisor

Randall Poster

Edited by

Joshua L. Pearson

Director of Photography

Shawn Peters

Product Specifications

Street Date

Digital: February 8, 2022

Physical: February 8, 2022

Product SKUs

Digital: 4K SDR, HD, SD

Physical: DVD

Feature Run Time

Approx. 118 Minutes

Rating

U.S. Rated PG-13

* For disturbing images, smoking and brief drug material.  

Aspect Ratio

Digital: 1.78:1

Physical: 1.85:1

U.S. Audio

DVD: English 5.1 Dolby, English 2.0 Dolby, English AD 2.0 Dolby

Digital: English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms)

U.S. Subtitles

DVD: English, English SDH, Spanish, French

Digital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms)

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