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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandell Presents: Mumu Fresh | 7:00pm | Mandell Theater | All Ages |
| Mortuous / Cemetery Filth | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Setting / BASIC | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Straitjackets / Creem Circus | 8:00pm | The Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
| Allah-Las | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Wolf Eyes + Anthony Braxton | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| David Grubbs / Eli Winter | 8:00pm | The Rotunda | All Ages |
| Michael Hurley / Shannen Moser | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odean Pope & Reggie Workman - Philadelphia Summit | 7:30pm | The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts | All Ages |
| The 10th Annual Night of 1000 Kates | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | All Ages |
| Metz / Gouge Away / Rid of Me | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Decontrol / Anthrophobia / The Heels / RILVA | 8:00pm | The Fire | 21+ |
| Huda Asfour | 8:00pm | Asian Arts Initiative | All Ages |
| Wolf Eyes + Marshall Allen | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthless / Minami Deutsch | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |