Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

90 mins | Comedy, Documentary | April 27, 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!

Mr. SOUL!

90 mins | Comedy, Documentary | April 27, 2018

Mr. SOUL!
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!
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Independent Television Service (ITVS), Independent Lens, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Black Public Media (BPM), Shoes in the Bed Productions
Original title Mr. SOUL!
Directors Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard
Writers Melissa Haizlip

Cast

Ellis Haizlip

as Self (archival footage)

Sidney Poitier

as Self (archival footage)

Blair Underwood

as Voice of Ellis Haizlip

Harry Belafonte

as Self

Patti LaBelle

as Self (archival footage)

Stevie Wonder

as Self (archival footage)

Gladys Knight

as Self (archival footage)

Questlove

as Self

Novella Nelson

as Self

Maya Angelou

as Self (archival footage)

Bill Withers

as Self (archival footage)

Stan Lathan

as Self

James Baldwin

as Self (archival footage)

Al Green

as Self (archival footage)

Felipe Luciano

as Self

Nikki Giovanni

as Self