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Enter to win an IN-PERSON pass to watch ‘Summer of Soul’ at AMC Metreon!

Questlove's doc of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival presents lost footage of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, more

48hills is proud to offer a chance to win a free pass to see acclaimed music documentary SUMMER OF SOUL (… OR WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. We have 10 passes to give away.

Movie shows Tuesday, June 29, 7pm at the AMC Metreon.

To enter: Send an email with subject “Summer of Soul” to marke@48hills.org by midnight on Friday, June 25. In the body, tell me your favorite Sly and the Family Stone song. Winners will be chosen at random and informed by midnight on Saturday. Good luck! And may the funk be with you.

SUMMER OF SOUL (… OR WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.

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