SUMMER OF SOUL Block Party And Free Screening Of Film In St. Louis Saturday, June 26th from 4 – 11 p.m.

The National Blues Museum, Hulu, Onyx Collective, and Searchlight Pictures present Summer of Soul Block Party, an outdoor premiere screening of the documentary “Summer of Soul.” The event will be held on the corner of N. 6th St. and Washington Ave. on Saturday, June 26th from 4 – 11 p.m.

SCHEDULE:
4 p.m. Renaissance Band
7 p.m. Ms. Hy-C & Fresh Start featuring an appearance by Roland Johnson
9 p.m. Summer of Soul will be projected on our outdoor movie screen at the corner of Washington and 6th Ave.

This event is free and open to all. Guests should bring their outdoor chair, and there will be free popcorn and many giveaways all day!

“Summer of Soul” is about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. “Summer of Soul” is part music, part historical record. It was created around an amazing event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over six weeks, in the summer of 1969, one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). This festival was a wonderful celebration of Black and Latinx culture, pride, and unity. It was attended by over 300,000 people. The footage sat in a basement for 50 years, forgotten–until now.

SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) (DOCUMENTARY)

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).

The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.

“Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised),” is the first official project under the recently announced Onyx Collective brand. The winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival will be released theatrically by Searchlight Pictures and will begin streaming on Hulu in the U.S. on July 2, 2021. The film will also stream internationally through the Star offering on Disney+ on a date to be confirmed.