Summer of Soul is part music film, part historical record created around the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Including never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, B.B. King and more, the film uses the festival’s musical performances to tell the story of the cultural and sociopolitical upheaval happening at that time. Above all, we want to honor the Harlem Cultural Festival’s sound of freedom.
