Summer of Soul

"A kind of pure fan's love letter, but still a rich and joyful one to experience secondhand."

"As thoughtful as it is rousing..."

"Stirringly captures the moment when a sea of people in Harlem heard a grand series of voices and said, Yes."

"[Infused] with an honesty and realism."

"The lack of awareness of this event is another tragic example of black history being ignored. Only this time the record survived, and now we all get to share in it."

"A joyous piece of filmmaking..."

"There is so much beauty in this film..."

"It's a sign of a good movie when it makes you think. The documentary will also make you laugh and dance."

"Thompson's subjects speak about the Harlem Cultural Festival as if it were a dream. Summer of Soul brings that dream vibrantly back to life."

"As much an essential music documentary as it is a public service."

"Bearing witness to something, the film seems to say, can sometimes be almost as important as the thing itself."

"Politics, music, fashion, history, religion - this is one of those super-smart cultural documentaries that has entry points from all sides."

"An absolutely infectious film to watch."

"Questlove revives this electric, never-before-seen, deftly edited footage..."