Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

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

7.020181h 30mReleased
DocumentaryComedyMusic

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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Director

Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard

Writer

Melissa Haizlip

Language

English

Top Cast

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Ellis Haizlip

Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Ellis Haizlip (voice)

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self

Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle

Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)

Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight

Self (archive footage)

Questlove

Questlove

Self

Novella Nelson

Novella Nelson

Self

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers

Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)

Stan Lathan

Stan Lathan

Self

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)

Carmen De Lavallade

Carmen De Lavallade

Self

Al Green

Al Green

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self