FILM SCREENING: Summer of Soul

926 East McLemore Avenue,Memphis TN 38106

17 June, 2021

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FILM SCREENING: SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) BOTH OF THESE SCREENINGS ARE SOLD OUTTwo in-person film screening events at the Stax Museum for 75 people ONLY on each night, June 15 and June 17. Doors at the Stax Museum open at 6:30, event begins at 7. All guests must be registered through this Eventbrite invitation. All guests must wear masks regardless of vaccination status. Guests who do not comply with mask policy throughout the evening will be asked to leave. No food or beverages will be served. ABOUT THE FILMSummer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 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. Presented by Tennessee Arts Commission, ArtsMemphis, and South Arts with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nonprofit organization that operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and The Soulsville Charter School in Memphis, Tennessee, all at the original site of Stax Records.