Geeking-Out May 18, 2021

Summer of Soul

Curated by Meg Birmingham

A few weeks ago, the trailer for Summer of Soul popped up on my Instagram Feed and it has been on my mind ever since. Recently I have had a hard time getting excited about movie releases but I am absolutely geeking out for this one. “It’s a music documentary like no other, because while it’s a joyful, cataclysmic, and soulfully seductive concert movie, what it’s really about is a key turning point in Black life in America,” -Variety’s chief film critic Owen Gleiberma

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