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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivri | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
| No Joy | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Earth Tongues / Dan Blacksberg, Carlos Santiago, Sonali Singh trio | 8:00pm | Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement | All Ages |
| A Black Celebration - Philly's Favorite Depeche Mode Dance Party (DJ Baby Berlin / Lord Pan) | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Spells | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Somos / Wakelee / Spin | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
| Keir Neuringer (Solo and trio with David Middleton / Julius Masri) | 8:00pm | The Perch | All Ages |
| Faustine, A Musical (First Showing) | 8:00pm | Vox Populi | 18+ |
| Kelly Moran | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Crypta / Ghoul | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape from the ZOO | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Unwound / Flag of Democracy | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Be'lakor / Solemn Vision | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Molly Nilsson | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Faustine, A Musical (Second Showing) | 9:30pm | Vox Populi | 18+ |