Mr. SOUL!

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

Mr. SOUL! — Plot

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!

• Release date
• April 27, 2018
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Comedy, Music
• Director
• Melissa Haizlip

Mr. SOUL! — 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