Mr. SOUL!
movie
Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was...
Released April 27, 2018
Genres:
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!
Cast
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Ellis Haizlip
as
Self (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier
as
Self (archive footage)
Blair Underwood
as
Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Harry Belafonte
as
Self
Patti LaBelle
as
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
as
Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight
as
Self (archive footage)
Questlove
as
Self
Novella Nelson
as
Self
Maya Angelou
as
Self (archive footage)
Bill Withers
as
Self (archive footage)
Stan Lathan
as
Self
Crew
Melissa Haizlip
as
Director
Sam Pollard
as
Director
Melissa Haizlip
as
Writer
Melissa Haizlip
as
Producer
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Giovanni P. Autran
as
Editor
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Annukka Lilja
as
Editor
Blair McClendon
as
Editor
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Leonard Joseph
as
Associate Producer
Douglas Blush
as
Co-Producer
Robert Glasper
as
Original Music Composer
Blair Underwood
as
Executive Producer
Chaz Ebert
as
Executive Producer