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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Overview

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.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.8

Overview

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.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by documenting the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival as a powerful act of Black cultural affirmation and resistance against systemic marginalization and historical erasure.

This documentary focuses on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, inherently showcasing Black representation and culture through its historical subjects and narrative. The film strongly critiques the historical marginalization of Black culture and the systemic neglect of this significant event by mainstream media, highlighting issues of cultural erasure and systemic injustice.

Secondary

The film prominently features gospel music performances and interviews where individuals express their Christian faith as a profound source of strength, community, and hope amidst racial injustice. It portrays Christianity as an integral and affirming aspect of Black cultural identity and the Civil Rights Movement.

Summer of Soul is a documentary chronicling the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating Black music and culture during a pivotal time in the civil rights movement. The film's narrative and focus do not include explicit depictions of LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no identifiable portrayal within its scope.

The film is a documentary primarily focused on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, showcasing musical performances and cultural context of the era. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it address transgender identity in its narrative.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

As a documentary, the film features real historical figures and events from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. There are no instances where a historically documented individual is portrayed with a different gender.

This film is a documentary primarily composed of archival footage of real historical figures and events. It does not feature actors portraying characters, thus precluding the possibility of a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.0
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7.6

Critic Ratings

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9.9
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9.6

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