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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: WKDU Brunch Takeover at Johnny Brenda's with DJs Inkfoster and Gio | 1:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | All Ages |
| Béton Armé / Dark Thoughts / Public Acid / K.O.S. / Commitment | 7:30pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Joshua Burnside | 8:00pm | Silk City | 21+ |
| Folk Bitch Trio / Ruby Plume | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Luck / Goshupon / Pennydog | 7:00pm | The Rotunda | All Ages |
| The Bad Plus (Early Show) | 7:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Earth / Stebmo | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| The Bad Plus (Late Show) | 9:30pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alograve (An Open Mic for Visual Artists) | 7:00pm | Post Haste | 21+ |
| Kennebec / Slow Meadow | 7:30pm | Black Squirrel Club | All Ages |
| Ang & The Damn Band / Plant Sounds / Roberta Faceplant | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Acoustic Alchemy | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
| Arco Belo / Medukha + Shiraz Ensemble | 8:00pm | The Perch | All Ages |
| Constant Smiles / Mallory Hawk | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Samara Joy | 8:00pm | Miller Theater | All Ages |