'Summer Of Soul' Sweeps The Critics Choice Documentary Awards, Taking Home Six Awards Including Best Documentary Feature

Arlington TX

15 November, 2021

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By Joe Friar, Fort Worth Report November 14, 2021 The Critics Choice Association (CCA) held a gala event Sunday night at BRIC in Brooklyn, NY to recognize the year's finest achievements in documentary film. Hosted by comedian/actor/producer Roy Wood Jr, the star-studded event featured presenters and attendees that included Amir Arison ("The Blacklist"), Selma Blair ("Introducing, Selma Blair"), Wyatt Cenac, Dana Delany ("The American Guest"), Jessica Hecht ("The Sinner"), Dr. Vernard Hodges and Dr. Terrence Ferguson ("Critter Fixers: Country Vets"), Barbara Kopple, Sheila Nevins, Piper Perabo ("The Big Leap"), Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ("Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"), and Mariana van Zeller ("Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller"), among others. The Questlove-directed documentary "Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" which tied with "Ascension" for the most nominations with six each, was the night's big winner topping every category in which it was nominated including the evening's most prestigious award Best Documentary Feature. "Soul" examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival attended by thousands of people over a six-week period to celebrate Black history, culture, music, and fashion. The concerts drew little attention from the media despite the large attendance and performers that included Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Nina Simone, The 5th Dimension, The Staple Singers, Blinky Williams, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Chambers Brothers. There was a tie in the Best Director category as "Summer of Soul" director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson tied with Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin for "The Rescue", which chronicled the 2018 daring rescue of 12 boys and their coach trapped inside a flooded Thailand cave. "The Rescue" also took home the Best Cinematography and Best Score awards. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.