Mr. Soul!
2018 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. Soul. “Soul!” was a U.S. public television arts and chat show that ran from 1968 to 1973 created and hosted by Ellis Haizlip. 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. In his personal fight for social equality, the man ensured the Revolution would be televised. “Soul!” was America's first "Black Tonight Show."
Direction Melissa Haizlip · Samuel D. Pollard
Cast Ellis Haizlip · Sidney Poitier · Harry Belafonte · Anna Maria Horsford · Patti LaBelle · Stevie Wonder · Maya Angelou · Gladys Knight · Al Green · James Baldwin · Novella Nelson · Carmen De Lavallade · Stan Lathan · Bill Withers · Loretta Long · Hugh Masekela · Kathleen Cleaver · Donny Hathaway · Nikki Giovanni · Ashford · Felipe Luciano · Louis J. Massiah · Alvin F. Poussaint · The Last Poets · Sonia Sanchez · Kevin Powell · Christopher Lukas · Chester Higgins Jr.
Soundtrack Robert Glasper
Screenplay Melissa Haizlip
Cinematography Hans Charles
Original title Mr. Soul!
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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