Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) vs The Road Forward
The Road Forward has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.6/10 for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)). The Road Forward is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 57m. The Road Forward is the older of the two (2017 against 2021). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The Road Forward| Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | The Road Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Documentary, History, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Questlove | Marie Clements |
| Main cast | Chris Rock, Lin-Manuel Miranda, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George |
Synopsis
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.
The Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
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