Soul Power
Brief Synopsis
The three-day music festival Zaire '74 and the emerging musical crossover between Africa and America is documented.
Cast & Crew
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Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Director
Lynn Goldsmith
Herself
Yomo Toro
Himself
Miriam Makeba
Herself
Stewart Levine
Himself
Manu Dibango
Himself
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Broadway Video, Inc.; Celluloid Dreams; Das Films; Dig It Audio, Inc.; Postworks; Submarine Entertainment
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; Abc Distribution; Cinemien; Métropole Films Distribution; OcTan Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Trigon Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
The three-day music festival Zaire '74 and the emerging musical crossover between Africa and America is documented.
Director
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Director
Cast
Lynn Goldsmith
Herself
Yomo Toro
Himself
Miriam Makeba
Herself
Stewart Levine
Himself
Manu Dibango
Himself
Alan Pariser
Himself
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Celia Cruz
Herself
David Butts
Himself
Bill Withers
Himself
Buddy Allen
Himself
Lola Love
Herself
George Plimpton
Himself
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Himself
James Brown
Himself
Bill Mcmanus
Himself
Muhammad Ali
Himself
B. B. King
Himself
François Luambo Makia
Himself
Stokely Carmichael
Himself
Maceo Parker
Himself
Keith Bradshaw
Himself
Sweet Charles Sherrell
Himself
Lloyd Price
Himself
Ray Barretto
Himself
Nicky Marrerro
Himself
Don King
Himself
Fred Wesley
Himself
Johnny Pacheco
Himself
Hugh Masakela
Himself
Crew
Muhammad Ali
Other
Emie Alice
Looping Coordinator
Buddy Allen
Other
Jonathan Angier
Production Assistant
Ray Barretto
Other
Michael Barrow
Gaffer
Lita Bembo
Song
Lita Bembo
Song Performer
Mark Berger
Music
Max Berger
Post-Production
Leslie Bloome
Foley Artist
Charles Fred Bobbit
Song
Gregory Bonzer
Legal Counsel
St Claire Bourne
Unit Manager
Keith Bradshaw
Other
Kwame Brathwaite
Photography
Josh Braun
Advisor
Drew Bundini Brown
Other
James Brown
Song
James Brown
Other
James Brown
Song Performer
Ossie Brown
Unit Manager
Reggie Bryan
Song
Larry Bullard
Production Assistant
David Butts
Other
Stokely Carmichael
Other
Tom Cassel
Music
Junior Cepeda
Song
Tiffany Che
Post-Production
Will Cox
Colorist
Celia Cruz
Song Performer
Celia Cruz
Other
Frank D+angelo
Production Assistant
Bill Daley
Sound Department
Rick Darnell
Song
Hannie Dauman
Other
Hannie Dauman
Interpreter
Keith Davis
Post-Production
James Debbs
Project Manager
James Debbs
Post-Production Supervisor
Gene Defever
Sound Recordist
Manu Dibango
Other
James Mohammed Didin
Looping Coordinator
Michael Donaldson
Legal Counsel
Richard Edelen
Production Assistant
Tom Efinger
Sound Supervisor
Tom Efinger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Efinger
Other
Alfred James Ellis
Song
Keith Eng
Digital Effects Artist
Veronica Fellman
Looping Coordinator
Juan Figueroa
Film Lab
Bob Fletcher
Cinematographer
Bob Fletcher
Other
Bernard Fox
Sound Department
Kenneth D Freundlich
Legal Counsel
Ricardo Galbis
Digital Effects Artist
Joseph Galloway
Cinematographer
Joseph Galloway
Other
Leon Gast
Producer
Wardell Gaynor
Cinematographer
Wardell Gaynor
Other
John Ginnes
Production Coordinator
Eric Gitelson
Foley
Andy Goldman
Titles
Lynn Goldsmith
Other
Lynn Goldsmith
Photography
Paul Goldsmith
Cinematographer
Paul Goldsmith
Other
Jonathan Gray
Legal Counsel
Jack Harris
Other
Jack Harris
Cinematographer
Roy Hawkins
Song
John Heitmann
Film Lab
Cynthia Henry
Production Assistant
Bob Hewitt
Production Assistant
Petur Hliddal
Sound Recordist
Takeo Hori
Executive
Joseph Jefferson
Song
Lea Kadima
Looping Coordinator
Mike Karlman
Film Lab
Christian Kadima Kayembe
Looping Coordinator
Kevin Keating
Other
Kevin Keating
Cinematographer
B. B. King
Other
B. B. King
Song Performer
Don King
Other
Larry Kirsch
Grip
Bob Kragen
Grip
Franklin Kunganzi
Looping Coordinator
Kristen Kusama
Coordinator
Peter Lasoff
Production Assistant
Scott Layfer
Dailies
Norman Leigh
Gaffer
Stewart Levine
Source Material
Stewart Levine
Music Producer
Stewart Levine
Other
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Producer
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Digital Effects Artist
Roy Lewis
Other
Roy Lewis
Cinematographer
Ed Lockman
Sound Recordist
Lola Love
Other
Alicia Loving
Post-Production
Miriam Makeba
Song Performer
Miriam Makeba
Other
François Luambo Makia
Song
François Luambo Makia
Other
Nicky Marrerro
Other
Louise Marshall
Production Coordinator
Skip Martin
Film Lab
Hugh Masakela
Other
Hugh Masekela
Music Producer
Ted Mavish
Assistant Editor
Curtis Mayfield
Song
Albert Maysles
Cinematographer
Albert Maysles
Other
Destinee B Mbangu
Looping Coordinator
Harmonie G Mbangu
Looping Coordinator
Hope T Mbangu
Looping Coordinator
Joseph T Mbangu
Looping Coordinator
Bill Mcmanus
Other
Emma Meehan
Post-Production
Tony Miller
Sound Recordist
Roland Mitchell
Cinematographer
Roland Mitchell
Other
John Moros
Sound Design
Zack J Moros
Foley
Kari Mulholland
Assistant Editor
James Nichols
Consultant
Johnny Pacheco
Song
Johnny Pacheco
Other
Alan Pariser
Other
Maceo Parker
Other
Mark Paturet
Sound Recordist
George Plimpton
Other
Lloyd Price
Other
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Song
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Other
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Song Performer
Charlie Rokosny
Assistant Editor
Charlie Rokosny
On-Line Editor
Katheline Ruiz
Executive
Joe Sample
Song
Mary Schneider
Project Manager
Jeff Seelye
Assistant Sound Editor
Randal Shepard
Sound Recordist
Sweet Charles Sherrell
Song
Sweet Charles Sherrell
Other
Barrie Singer
Production Manager
David Smith
Editor
David Sonenberg
Producer
Karma Stanley
Other
Karma Stanley
Cinematographer
John Starks
Song
Egon Stephan
Camera
Bonnie Stern
Project Manager
Ian Strafford
Legal Counsel
Les Stukas
Song Performer
Stan Stzaba
Negative Cutter
Millard Thomas
Photography
Andrea Timpone
Coordinator
Yomo Toro
Other
Jon Tripp
Assistant Editor
Dirk Van Dall
Video
Rick Wardell
Production Assistant
Burleigh Wartes
Other
Burleigh Wartes
Cinematographer
Richard Wells
Sound Recordist
Fred Wesley
Other
Fred Wesley
Song Performer
Fred Wesley
Song
Bill Withers
Other
Bill Withers
Song
Bill Withers
Song Performer
Lance Woods
Looping Coordinator
Emi Yamazaki
Post-Production
Roderick Young
Cinematographer
Roderick Young
Other
Rene Zamora
Dailies
Shane Zarantash
Sound Recordist
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Broadway Video, Inc.; Celluloid Dreams; Das Films; Dig It Audio, Inc.; Postworks; Submarine Entertainment
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; Abc Distribution; Cinemien; Métropole Films Distribution; OcTan Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Trigon Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Articles
George Plimpton, 1927-2003
George Plimpton, the wry, self-effacing author whose engaging film appearances enlivened many movies over the years, died of a heart attack on September 25 in his Manhattan apartment. He was 76. George Ames Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City. The son of a diplomat, he was well connected to high society. A scholarly man of the letters, hip, urbane bohemians knew him for decades as the unpaid editor to the much respected literary quarterly, The Paris Review, which introduced emerging authors such as Gore Vidal and Jack Kerouac. In 1963, the gaunt, unassuming Plimpton documented his time training with the Detroit Lions, and turned the antics into a shrewd, witty piece of sports fulfillment, Paper Lion. The film was adapted for the big screen by Alex March in 1968 with Alan Alda playing the role of Plimpton. That same year, he made his film debut as a reporter in Gordon Douglas' police thriller The Detective (1968) starring Frank Sinatra and followed that up with an amusing cameo as a gunman shot my John Wayne in Howard Hawks' Rio Lobo (1970). A few more cameos came up over the years, but it wasn't until the '90s that he proved he himself a capable performer and found regular film work: an appropriate role as a talk show moderator in Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate's (1991), the president's lawyer in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995); a psychologist in Gus Van Zandt's Good Will Hunting (1997); a clubgoer in Whit Stillman's discursive drama The Last Day's of Disco (1998); and a very comical doctor in Jean- Marie Poire's Just Visiting</I&! gt; (2001). His acceptance as a pop culture icon came to a full head when he appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing a professor who runs a fixed spelling bee! He is survived by his wife Sara Whitehead Dudley and four children. Michael T. Toole
George Plimpton, 1927-2003
George Plimpton, the wry, self-effacing author whose engaging film appearances enlivened many movies over the years, died of a heart attack on September 25 in his Manhattan apartment. He was 76. George Ames Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City. The son of a diplomat, he was well connected to high society. A scholarly man of the letters, hip, urbane bohemians knew him for decades as the unpaid editor to the much respected literary quarterly, The Paris Review, which introduced emerging authors such as Gore Vidal and Jack Kerouac. In 1963, the gaunt, unassuming Plimpton documented his time training with the Detroit Lions, and turned the antics into a shrewd, witty piece of sports fulfillment, Paper Lion. The film was adapted for the big screen by Alex March in 1968 with Alan Alda playing the role of Plimpton. That same year, he made his film debut as a reporter in Gordon Douglas' police thriller The Detective (1968) starring Frank Sinatra and followed that up with an amusing cameo as a gunman shot my John Wayne in Howard Hawks' Rio Lobo (1970). A few more cameos came up over the years, but it wasn't until the '90s that he proved he himself a capable performer and found regular film work: an appropriate role as a talk show moderator in Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate's (1991), the president's lawyer in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995); a psychologist in Gus Van Zandt's Good Will Hunting (1997); a clubgoer in Whit Stillman's discursive drama The Last Day's of Disco (1998); and a very comical doctor in Jean- Marie Poire's Just Visiting</I&! gt; (2001). His acceptance as a pop culture icon came to a full head when he appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing a professor who runs a fixed spelling bee! He is survived by his wife Sara Whitehead Dudley and four children. Michael T. Toole
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Released in United States March 2009
Released in United States June 2009
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 22-May 3, 2009.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 13-21, 2009.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Outdoor Screenings at the Ford Amphitheatre) June 18-28, 2009.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentay Festival (Best Music Documentary Award) June 15-22, 2009.
Released in United States Summer July 10, 2009 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video January 26, 2010
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009. )
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Recipient of the Special Jury Mention for Music Documentary at the 2009 SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentay Festival.
Released in United States Summer July 10, 2009
Released in United States on Video January 26, 2010
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentay Festival (Best Music Documentary Award) June 15-22, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 22-May 3, 2009.)
Released in United States March 2009 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 13-21, 2009.)
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Outdoor Screenings at the Ford Amphitheatre) June 18-28, 2009.)
