Mr. SOUL! (2018)

ALL 04/27/2018 (en) Documentary, Comedy, Music 90 Min
  • Release
    04/27/2018
  • Production
    Independent Lens, Black Public Media (BPM), JustFilms / Ford Foundation, ITVS, Shoes in the Bed Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    Mr. SOUL!
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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!

  1. Story

  2. Melissa Haizlip

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Ellis Haizlip

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Sidney Poitier

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Blair Underwood

    Voice of Ellis Haizlip

  4. Harry Belafonte

    Self

  5. Patti LaBelle

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Stevie Wonder

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Gladys Knight

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Questlove

    Self

  9. Novella Nelson

    Self

  10. Maya Angelou

    Self (archive footage)

  11. Bill Withers

    Self (archive footage)

  12. Stan Lathan

    Self

  13. James Baldwin

    Self (archive footage)

  14. Carmen De Lavallade

    Self

  15. Al Green

    Self (archive footage)

  16. Kathleen Cleaver

    Self

  17. Felipe Luciano

    Self

  18. Nikki Giovanni

    Self

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 18 , Crews : 15

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Mr. SOUL! (2018) 90 Min

ALL 04/27/2018 (en)
Documentary, Comedy, Music
  • Release 04/27/2018
  • Production
    Independent Lens, Black Public Media (BPM), JustFilms / Ford Foundation, ITVS, Shoes in the Bed Productions
  • Original title Mr. SOUL!
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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!

  1. Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Giovanni P. Autran, Annukka Lilja, Blair McClendon

    Editor

  4. Melissa Haizlip

    Producer