Summer Of Soul

2050 Main Street,Bethlehem NH 03574

24 July, 2021

Description

During the summer of 1969, thousands of people attend the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, , culture, music and fashion. Saturday-Tuesday 7:30 pm, Wednesday 5:30 pm – Wednesday is Buddy Night! Buy one ticket and bring a buddy for free. Directed by Ahmir-Khalib “Questlove” Thompson, Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, 117 min., PG-13  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, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more. “This sizzling concert film is a resurrected piece of power-to-the-people art, featuring dizzyingly rich footage from 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival. [It] reclaims a forgotten piece of Black culture with aching timeliness.” —Tomris Laffly, Harpers Bazaar The Colonial Theatre is the home of arts, film, music and culture in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The 300-seat theater offers state-of-the-art digital projection and surround sound for independent and world cinema, and hosts Grammy award-winning performing artists and family entertainment from May through October—all without losing the intimate charm of a vintage summer theater.