Movie: Summer Of Soul

(HOLLYWOOD, CA) Movie News: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson transported audiences back to the late 1960s with a special screening of his new documentary, “Summer of Soul,” at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday night. In its first two weeks in theaters, the musical movie about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival has gone on to make more than $1 million at the box office, plus it’s become a streaming sensation on Hulu.

“I’m really overwhelmed,” Thompson told Variety about all the buzz for the movie. “I’m used to doing really cool, underground, niche sort of things that you’ll discover like five years down the line — my fan base is world famous for being like, ‘I had no clue you did [that]’ and it’s something I did five years ago.

This is the first time where I’ve done something where the instant reaction just absolutely exploded over the top. So, I’m overwhelmed and I’m humbled,

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