• Apr 27, 2018
  • 90 min
  • Full-HD

Mr. SOUL! (2018)

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!

Country
Companies
Independent Lens Black Public Media (BPM) JustFilms / Ford Foundation ITVS Shoes in the Bed Productions

Ellis Haizlip

Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Blair Underwood

Voice of Ellis Haizlip

Harry Belafonte

Self

Patti LaBelle

Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)

Gladys Knight

Self (archive footage)

Questlove

Self

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