Janis Ian: Breaking Silence 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 5.3/10 for Janis Ian: Breaking Silence). Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are documentary, history, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence2025
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021
| Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | – | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Documentary, History, Music | Documentary, History, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Varda Bar-Kar | Questlove |
| Main cast | Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Metcalf, Joan Baez, Janis Ian | Chris Rock, Lin-Manuel Miranda, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone |
Synopsis
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin–and yet a few years later she emerged from the ashes with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen.” Over six decades, Janis Ian…
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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