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2021·Music·1h 57m
8.3
★
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
Directed by Questlove
jazz
empowerment
blues
civil rights
rhythm and blues (r&b)
music festival
music history
concert film
harlem, new york city
1960s
music documentary
funk music
african american history
summer festival
soul music
artistic legacy
black power
black music
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Cast
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
Chris Rock
Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Sly Stone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela
Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Questlove
Director
Davis Guggenheim
Executive Producer
Dave Sirulnick
Executive Producer
Jon Kamen
Executive Producer
Jannat Gargi
Executive Producer
Jeffrey Lurie
Executive Producer
Paul Massey
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Popular Reviews
276 reviews
august chaych
10.0★ · 04/06/26
and why was lin manuel miranda there
and why was lin manuel miranda there
Anna
Few things in life approach Stevie Wonder playing the absolute shit out of a keyboard
Few things in life approach Stevie Wonder playing the absolute shit out of a keyboard
lulu
9.0★ · 03/09/26
absolutely beautiful
absolutely beautiful
Matt Brammer
9.0★ · 03/05/26
This is a phenomenal collection of recordings from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The lineup starts strong, you think "how could it possibly get any better than this", but they kept bringing out more and more soul and blues legends - Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, B.B. King, the list goes on. I didn't think it would even be possible to have so many in the same place.
It's fantastically restored. It looks and sounds excellent considering it was stored in a basement for 50 years. I'm glad that there are people out there with the passion, knowledge, and ability to ensure that history like this doesn't get buried forever because there are few people who actually know about the Harlem Cultural Festival.
This is more of a concert film than a documentary, but there are some interesting little snippets of festival attendees and celebrities talking about its impact and significance. Very enjoyable and educational watch.
This is a phenomenal collection of recordings from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The lineup starts strong, you think "how could it possibly get any better than this", but they kept bringing out more and more soul and blues legends - Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, B.B. King, the list goes on. I didn't think it would even be possible to have so many in the same place.
It's fantastically restored. It looks and sounds excellent considering it was stored in a basement for 50 years. I'm glad that there are people out there with the passion, knowledge, and ability to ensure that history like this doesn't get buried forever because there are few people who actually know about the Harlem Cultural Festival.
This is more of a concert film than a documentary, but there are some interesting little snippets of festival attendees and celebrities talking about its impact and significance. Very enjoyable and educational watch.
