AHMIR “QUESTLOVE” THOMPSON | USA | 2021 | 118 MIN | PG-13 | ENGLISH | 4K
One year after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival served as a healing balm for a grieving nation. Questlove’s Sundance-winning documentary unearths forgotten footage, molding it into a lyrical critique of systemic racism and a joyous celebration of Blackness, vibrant and defiant of the odds.
Cast: Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence
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