Mr. SOUL!
7
90 minutes
4/27/2018
Overview
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!
Cast List
Ellis Haizlip
as Self (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier
as Self (archive footage)
Blair Underwood
as Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Harry Belafonte
as Self
Patti LaBelle
as Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
as Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight
as Self (archive footage)
Questlove
as Self
Novella Nelson
as Self
Maya Angelou
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Withers
as Self (archive footage)
Stan Lathan
as Self
James Baldwin
as Self (archive footage)
Carmen De Lavallade
as Self
Al Green
as Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
as Self
Felipe Luciano
as Self
Nikki Giovanni
as Self