Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Sundance-winning feature-length documentary
Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) has been acquired by The Walt Disney Company’s Searchlight Pictures and Hulu.
Under terms of the deal put together by Disney General Entertainment’s BIPOC Creator initiative, led by Tara Duncan, the acquisition is for worldwide rights, with the film set for theatrical release and to stream on Hulu in the U.S. It will stream internationally on Star and Star+.
The acquisition comes two days after Thompson’s directorial debut won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize for U.S. documentary competition and Audience Award.
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