Community Film Viewing: Summer of Soul
About this event
Community Film Viewing: Summer of Soul
Sunday, August 9th | 7:30pm
Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Running time 117 minutes
Join us in celebrating the closing of our show, Woodstock Juneteenth 2026: It Takes a Village — A Gathering of the Tribes for a film viewing of Summer of Soul. Come sit amongst the sculptures, bring a blanket if you wish. We will provide chairs. This event will move inside in the event of rain.
Summer of Soul is a 2021 American independent documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson in his directorial debut. The film examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place on six Sundays between June 29 and August 24 at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) in Harlem, using professional footage of the festival that was filmed as it happened, stock news footage, and modern-day interviews with attendees, musicians, and other commentators to provide historical background and social context. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the documentary categories.
