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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia 2025 Blues Festiva | 11:00am - 6:00pm | Temple University (Ambler Campus) | All Ages |
| Grrrl Gang | 7:30pm | Silk City | 21+ |
| No Regrets / No Such Noise / Drive Thru Pharmacy | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Nate Smith | 8:00pm | Perelman Theater (Inside the Kimmel Center) | All Ages |
| High Vis / Pissed Jeans / Secret World / Cold Gawd | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Team Dresch / Vitapup | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Alex G | 8:00pm | The Fillmore | All Ages |
| 54 Ultra | 8:00pm | Ruba Club | 21+ |
| Stacey Ryan | 8:30pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
| The Shakedown (Mark Farina) | 10:00pm | Warehouse on Watts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: Impressions Block Party | 12:00pm | Impressions Philly | All Ages |
| Natural Information Society (Early Show) | 3:30pm | The Fabric Workshop and Museum | All Ages |
| Natural Information Society (Evening Show) | 5:30pm | The Fabric Workshop and Museum | All Ages |
| Destroyer / Cass McCombs | 7:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Hotline TNT / Path of Totality | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |