2021 PROXY Fall Film Festival: SUMMER OF SOUL

SUMMER OF SOUL

(...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, 2021 [PG-13]

“[SUMMER OF SOUL’S] sense of politics isn’t so despondent. Thompson winds things down with Sly and the Family Stone doing “Higher.” That band was male and female, Black and white — weird, rubbery, ecstatic, yet tight, hailing from no appreciable tradition, inventing one instead. It’s been more than half a century, and I still don’t know where these cats came from. They simply seem sent from an American future that no one has to mourn.”

- Wesley Morris, The New York Times

SUMMER OF SOUL is the directorial debut of the legendary Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, a documentary utilizing archival footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival to tell the story of Black America at the time. It is an incredible foray into a new medium for Questlove that offers a celebratory view of Black culture, history, music, and fashion.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slFiJpAxZyQ&ab_channel=SearchlightPictures

Presented by HERE FOR NOW, the FREE, Friday evening film screenings at the PROXY Walk-In Theater begin at dusk with ‘doors’ opening at 6:00 pm. Film at sundown [7:30 pm].

Come early to claim a good spot, enjoy a frosty Fort Point Beer Company (all proceeds support outdoor cinema at PROXY!) and delicious fare from a featured food truck.

Consistent with SFDPH Guidelines, no masks or distancing will be required for all vaccinated attendees. All PROXY staff will be wearing masks when interacting with the audience.

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