Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)

A film 50 years in the making

Documentary

A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.

  • Release Date: 2026-01-25
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Directors: William Greaves, David Greaves.

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Cast

  • Aaron Douglas

    Self (archival footage)

  • Richard Bruce Nugent

    Self (archival footage)

  • Ernest Crichlow

    Self (archival footage)

  • Eubie Blake

    Self (archival footage)

  • Leigh Whipper

    Self (archival footage)

  • Arna Bontemps

    Self (archival footage)

  • William Greaves

    Self (archival footage)

  • James Van Der Zee

    Self (archival footage)

  • Ida Mae Cullen

    Self (archival footage)

  • Noble Sissle

    Self (archival footage)

  • Romare Bearden

    Self (archival footage)

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