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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.6 / 100
2008·Documentary / Music·1h 32m

SOUL POWER

“The greatest music festival that you have never seen.”

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.

Above the Line
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte·DirectorStewart Levine·Original ConceptKevin Keating·Director of PhotographyDavid A. Smith·Editor
Cast
James Brown·Self (archive footage)Bill Withers·Self (archive footage)B.B. King·Self (archive footage)Muhammad Ali·Self (archive footage)Don King·Self (archive footage)Manu Dibango·SelfLola Love·SelfFranco Luombo·SelfMiriam Makeba·Self (archive footage)Celia Cruz·Self (archive footage)
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte·Director
Writing· 1
Stewart Levine·Original Concept
Camera· 4
Kevin Keating·Director of PhotographyAlbert Maysles·Director of PhotographyPaul Goldsmith·Director of PhotographyRoderick Young·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
David A. Smith·Editor
Production· 3
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte·ProducerDavid Sonenberg·ProducerLeon Gast·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Michael F. Barrow·Gaffer
By the Numbers
67.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Soul Power's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F0E54C
#8B008B
#2F002F
Mood
Energetic, Vibrant
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with dark curly hair, a mustache, and a goatee is shown from the chest up, holding a microphone in his right hand and singing. He is wearing a dark long-s”

musicdocumentary
Key Elements
MicrophoneMicrophone Stand
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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