Philadelphia Film Festival "Summer of Soul" (2021) Director - Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 7:00pm
Venue:
PFS Bourse Theater
Age:
All Ages The Festival will open with the directorial debut from Philadelphia native Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, SUMMER OF SOUL, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. SUMMER OF SOUL is a powerful and transporting documentary - part music film, part historical record created around an epic event in the summer of 1969, The Harlem Cultural Festival, that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. The documentary includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more.
Philly Haps
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia's War Xmas Cold Weather Clothing Drive w/ Sun Organ / Bad History Month / Night of Arrogance / Sandcastle | 7:30pm | Foto Club | 18+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychic Wars / No Yeah No / God Called In (Out?) Sick | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciel / Merlohh | 9:00pm | The Dolphin | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photon Band / Brother JT / Lettuce Prey | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus / Muscle Tough | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus / Cal Blac | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Rid of Me / My Wife's An Angel / Sunburster / Born Losers DJs | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| NYE 2025 feat. DJ's Rob Paine / Francisco Collazo / John Raffaele / Keen / Firestone / Urbankowboi / Joshua Orange / low1ron / phreakwency / Kristian Cho / Shai FM | 9:00pm | Warehouse on Watts | 21+ |
| The Menzingers / Captain We're Sinking / The Wild Ones | 9:30pm | Ardmore Music Hall | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Girls / Plastic Bitch / The Angies | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim E. Brown / Matthew Danger Lippman / Manic Envy / Gavin Oswald | 8:00pm | Icebox Project Space | All Ages |
| Stinking Lizaveta / Darsombra / Eye Flys | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWRUP / Kmoy /Take Today / 13 Cavities | 7:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| The Elovaters / Surfer Girl / Beach Fly | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeta / Lobby Boxer / Skullpresser | 7:30pm | Foto Club | All Ages |