Questlove has received an Oscar nomination for film ‘Summer Of Soul’
The film has been nominated for Best Original Documentary
Drummer from The Roots, Questlove has had his film Summer Of Soul nominated for an Oscar.
Summer Of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) was released last year and explores the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African American music promoting Black pride and unity.
The film directed by Questlove has received nominations for Best Original Documentary at this year’s Oscars.
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The Oscar nominations for Best Original Documentary are:
Ascension - Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
Attica - Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
Flee - Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monico Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte de la Gournerie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Ahmir “Questlove” Writing With Fire - Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent an David Dinerstein
Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
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Summer Of Soul is also up for Best Music Film at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
The Oscars will be taking place on Sunday March 27.
Watch the trailer of Summer Of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) below.
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