SUMMER OF SOUL - free Columbia screening!

201 Columbia Mall Blvd,Columbia SC 29223

25 June, 2021

Description

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s directorial debut about the1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, an epic event that celebrated Black history & culture Exclusive screening ONLY IN COLUMBIA, SC Part music film, part historical record created around the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, SUMMER OF SOUL (...or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) honors this epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Including never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, B.B. King and more, the film uses the festival’s musical performances to tell the story of the cultural and sociopolitical upheaval happening at that time. RSVP to join our special screening event! This screening is made possible by The Luminal Theater, Red Olive Culture Commons, and Spotlight Cinemas Capital 8. Due to a lack of continuous spaces for everyday Black people to experience the work of Black independent filmmakers, The Luminal Theater provides ongoing, fully-curated access to exhibitions of diverse cinema and media of the Black/African diaspora. Our screenings doubly allow the artists to present their work within our unique brand of shared audience experiences that embody and emphasize local flavors, while infused with a bold Brooklyn direction.