Mr. SOUL!(2018)
“Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was...”
Overview
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!
Trailer
Cast
Cast
Ellis Haizlip
Self (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier
Self (archive footage)
Blair Underwood
Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Harry Belafonte
Self
Patti LaBelle
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight
Self (archive footage)
Questlove
Self
Novella Nelson
Self
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)
Bill Withers
Self (archive footage)
Stan Lathan
Self
James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)
Carmen De Lavallade
Self
Al Green
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Felipe Luciano
Self
Nikki Giovanni
Self
Robert J. Thompson
Self
Crew
Details
Original Language
en
Production
Independent Lens, Black Public Media, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, ITVS, Shoes in the Bed Productions
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