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Sundance Review: ‘Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’

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Premiering tonight at the semi-virtual Sundance Film Festival, Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is both an exhilarating and chastising experience.Unearthing a cultural sarcophagus of 1969 Black America, the dexterous directorial debut by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is full of triumphal performances from some of the greatest musicians of that era and any other.This is living hidden history that you need to hear and know, as Gladys Knight says in the documentary: “It wasn’t just about the music.”Completed during the Covid-19 crisis, the nearly two-hour Summer of Soul moves through time and memory with sit-down interviews with people who were in the 300,000 strong crowd back or up on-stage.

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