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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Claffy Quartet w/ Saxophonist Dahi Divine | 7:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
| Evil Sword / Slot / Holden Linton | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Ink & Dagger / Deadguy (Night #2) | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Teens / Adjy / Maura Weaver / Twin Princess | 7:00pm | Love City Brewing | 21+ |
| Super Bonanza / The Wrong Band / Cellulose | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Layto / NESYA | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| King Princess | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Ink & Dagger / Soul Glo (Night #3) | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| annonXL | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Hearne / The Crossing / Donald Nally's Farming | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Boris / Agriculture | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Cécile McLorin Salvant | 8:00pm | Annenberg Center | All Ages |
| Beach Fossils / Being Dead | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Carter Vail | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| DJ Spooky & Michael Sakamoto | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |