Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL! (2018)

Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was...

Documentary Comedy Music

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!

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  • Release Date: 2018-04-27
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Directors: Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard.

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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