Echoes 'Cross the Tracks 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 6/10 for Echoes 'Cross the Tracks). Echoes 'Cross the Tracks is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 57m. Echoes 'Cross the Tracks is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are documentary, history, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Echoes 'Cross the Tracks posterEchoes 'Cross the Tracks2012 VS Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) posterSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021
Echoes 'Cross the TracksSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 7.6/10
Year20122021
Length1h 45m1h 57m
GenresDocumentary, History, MusicDocumentary, History, Music
Country––
DirectorScott JennisonQuestlove
Main castMorgan Freeman, Seasick SteveChris Rock, Lin-Manuel Miranda, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone

Synopsis

Echoes 'Cross the Tracks

A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman shares his story of his experience of growing up in Clarksdale, Mississippi and his love for the Blues.

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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