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Mr. SOUL!

75 %|Apr 27, 2018|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!

Featured Crew

Melissa Haizlip
Director
Sam Pollard
Director
Annukka Lilja
Editor
Melissa Haizlip
Producer
Blair McClendon
Editor
Melissa Haizlip
Writer
Giovanni P. Autran
Editor
Laurens Grant
Consulting Producer

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Cast

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Ellis Haizlip
Self (archival footage)
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Sidney Poitier
Self (archival footage)
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Blair Underwood
Voice of Ellis Haizlip
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Patti LaBelle
Self (archival footage)
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Stevie Wonder
Self (archival footage)
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Gladys Knight
Self (archival footage)
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Maya Angelou
Self (archival footage)
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Bill Withers
Self (archival footage)
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James Baldwin
Self (archival footage)
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Al Green
Self (archival footage)