Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesQuestlove is ready to step behind the camera for a new project.
Variety has learned the Roots drummer will make his feature directorial debut with Black Woodstock, an original documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival.
Named Black Woodstock by the neighborhood’s residents, the Harlem Cultural Festival first took place 1969, one year after assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The outdoor event, held at Mount Morris Park in Harlem, featured artists such as Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, B.B. King, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Even though the festival drew over 300,000 people, the music event received little to no coverage from mainstream media. According to Variety, Thompson