Summer Of Soul will get a broadcast TV premiere on ABC
The Oscar-nominated documentary from Questlove will, in fact, be televised
Summer Of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), the Academy Award-nominated documentary from Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, will get a broadcast premiere on ABC ahead of the big ceremony, per Deadline.
The Harlem Cultural Festival was held over six weeks during the summer of 1969, but it was largely overshadowed by Woodstock happening 100 miles to the north and the event became known in some circles as “Black Woodstock.”
Summer Of Soul was culled together from archival footage shot over six weeks at the fest in the former Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) by Hal Tulchin. Tulchin had worked on Dwight D. Eisenhower’s re-election campaign, directed television commercials, and game shows before being tapped by Tony Lawrence to capture the festival on tape.
Tulchin shot the festival utilizing five portable video cameras in order to capture 40 hours of footage including performances by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, David Ruffin, B.B. King, and more.
