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Summary:

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 largely forgotten, until now. This documentary 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 concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more.

Contributors:

Questlove , film director, on-screen participant

Patel, Joseph , film producer

Fyvolent, Robert , film producer

Dinerstein, David , film producer

Wonder, Stevie , performer

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003 , performer

Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 , performer

King, B. B. , performer

Ruffin, David , performer

Santamaria, Mongo , performer

Barretto, Ray , performer

Mann, Herbie, 1930-2003 , performer

Roach, Max, 1924-2007 , performer

Tulchin, Hal , filmmaker

Peters, Shawn , director of photography

Pearson, Joshua L. , editor of moving image work

Chambers Brothers , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Gladys Knight and the Pips , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

5th Dimension (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Edwin Hawkins Singers , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Staple Singers , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Searchlight Pictures , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Onyx Collective , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Hulu (Firm) , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Vulcan Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Concordia Studio , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Play/Action Pictures , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

LarryBilly Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Mass Distraction Media , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

@Radical.media (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

20th Century Studios , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles.

Subjects:

Harlem Cultural Festival

African Americans — Music — 20th century

African Americans — Music — History

African Americans — Social life and customs

Popular music — 1961-1970

Concert films

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) — Intellectual life — 20th century

African Americans — Music

Popular music

1900-1999

African Americans

Intellectual life

DVD-Video discs

Closed captioning

New York (State) — New York — Harlem

Genres:

Motion pictures

DVD-Video discs

Closed captioning

Video recordings for the visually impaired

Concert films

Documentary films

History

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Nonfiction films

Feature films

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0.

Performers:

Featuring The Chambers Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, David Ruffin, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Staple Singers, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Herbie Mann, Max Roach, and others.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Shawn Peters ; edited by Joshua L. Pearson.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities (DVS)
Original footage filmed in 1969 by television producer Hal Tulchin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen.
Special features: Audio commentary [by director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson] -- Soul searching : a behind-the-scenes look -- Harlem : then and now.
Academy awards, 2022: Best Documentary

Audience:

MPA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images, smoking and brief drug material.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0; sound

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

SUM M1670 DVD

ISBNs:

9786318691598
6318691596

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 786936894165
Global Trade Identification Number 14: 00786936894165
Publisher Number, Searchlight Pictures: 22966500
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios: 229665 (container)
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios: 229665-1 (container)
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios: 8099350 (container)
Publisher Number, 20th Century Studios: 8099348 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1291216966