and amanda knox certainly made it clear that she is not happy that this film was made.without my consent. most recently, the film stillwater." one of the pleasant surprises of blockbuster season was summer of soul, a documentary that threw a light on a little—known festival that took place here in harlem in new york city in 1969, the same year the much more high woodstock music festival was held. tristan daley reports. nobody ever heard of the harlem cultural festival. summer of soul (...0r, when the revolution could not be televised), is a documentary all about the harlem cultural festival, an event in which some musical legends performed to hundreds of thousands of attendees over the course of six weekends in the summer of 1969. the festival took place in new york's harlem neighbourhood in upper manhattan, and it was slated to celebrate black culture and history in america. those in attendance but like it was a momentous occasion — but back then it was overshadowed by woodstock. footage of the event sat in a basement for decades forgotten — until now. # are you ready