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Sheffield DocFest · 2021

Sheffield DocFest 2021

Opening and Closing Galas

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2 films · 1 review

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The Story Of Looking

Exploring the role that visual experience plays in our individual and collective lives.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Mark Cousins)

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Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Review preview for Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

There’s a difference between talking about something you remember and talking about something you have just watched – something to think about when you watch yet another documentary about another old white guy who has already had 15 films made about him

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America’s history lost – until now.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Questlove; Stars: Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Moms Mabley, Mavis Staples, Abbey Lincoln, Mahalia Jackson, Jesse Jackson, David Ruffin, Sly and Stone the Family, Cal Tjader, Max Roach, Brothers The Chambers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Hugh Masekela)

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