Before Stonewall vs Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for Before Stonewall). Before Stonewall is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 57m. Before Stonewall is the older of the two (1984 against 2021). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Before Stonewall
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)| Before Stonewall | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1984 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Documentary, History | Documentary, History, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg | Questlove |
| Main cast | Allen Ginsberg, Rita Mae Brown, Red Jordan Arobateau, Ann Bannon, Lisa Ben | Chris Rock, Lin-Manuel Miranda, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone |
Synopsis
Before Stonewall
New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
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