Mr. SOUL! 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!

On location

The cast

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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

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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