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Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

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  • Genre(s): Documentary, Comedy, Musical
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Samuel D. Pollard, Melissa Haizlip
  • Cast(s): Sidney Poitier, Blair Underwood, Harry Belafonte, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 30min
  • Music: Ed Gerrard
  • Award(s): Audience 2018 (Won)
    Image 2021 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life, Bo Burnham: Make Happy
  • Story:
    Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL!" 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!
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Hot Docs 2018 Trailers: MR. SOUL!
Hot Docs 2018 Trailers: MR. SOUL!
Mr SOUL Trailer
Mr SOUL Trailer

Mr. Soul! - Cast

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier Self (archival footage)
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood Voice of Ellis Haizlip
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte Self
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle Self (archival footage)
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder Self (archival footage)
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight Self (archival footage)
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Self
Novella Nelson
Novella Nelson Self
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Self (archival footage)
Bill Withers
Bill Withers Self (archival footage)
Stan Lathan
Stan Lathan Self
James Baldwin
James Baldwin Self (archival footage)
Al Green
Al Green Self (archival footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver Self
Felipe Luciano
Felipe Luciano Self
Ellis Haizlip
Ellis Haizlip Self (archival footage)
Carmen De Lavallade
Carmen De Lavallade Self
Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni Self

Mr. Soul! - Crew

Samuel D. Pollard
Samuel D. Pollard Directing
Melissa Haizlip
Melissa Haizlip Directing, Production, Writing
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood Production
Douglas Blush
Douglas Blush Production
Chaz Ebert
Chaz Ebert Production
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper Sound, Sound
Blair McClendon
Blair McClendon Editing
Hans Charles
Hans Charles Crew
Laurens Grant
Laurens Grant Production
Leonard Joseph
Leonard Joseph Production
Annukka Lilja
Annukka Lilja Editing
Ed Gerrard
Ed Gerrard Sound
Giovanni P. Autran
Giovanni P. Autran Editing

Mr. SOUL! - IMAGE GALLERY

Mr. SOUL! - Poster
Mr. SOUL! - Poster
Mr. SOUL! - Backdrop

STORY

Story
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL!" 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!

AWARDS

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Won
Audience Award

Best Documentary | 2018

Feature Documentary | 2018

Documentary Film | 2018

Best Documentary Feature | 2018

Peabody Award

Documentary | 2022

Image Award

Outstanding Writing in a Documentary Television or Motion Picture | 2021

Black Reel Award

Outstanding Independent Documentary | 2021

FOCAL Award

Student Jury Award for Most Inspiring Use of Archive | 2019

Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production | 2019

aGLIFF Award

Best Documentary Feature | 2018

Jury Award

Best Documentary | 2018

IDA Award

Best Music Documentary | 2018

HBO Competition Award

Best Documentary | 2018

Jury Prize Award

Best Documentary | 2018

Documentary Prize Award

Feature Length | 2018

Best Sounds Feature Award

2018

Nominations
Image Award

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative Motion Picture | 2021

Outstanding Documentary Film | 2021

Cinema Eye Honors Award

Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film | 2021

GMS Award

Best Music Supervision for a Documentary | 2021

FOCAL Award

Best Use of Footage in an Arts Production | 2019

Best Use of Footage in a History Production | 2019

Audience Award

Top Audience Favorites | 2018

TRIVIA

Trivia

Ellis Haizlip was born in Washington, DC on September 21, 1929, where he attended Dunbar High School. In Europe during the 1950s, Ellis Haizlip produced plays by his friend James Baldwin, and concert tours for Marlene Dietrich. SOUL! was conceived in 1968 as the first "black Tonight Show." Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles appeared on the very first episode of SOUL! on Sept. 12, 1968. SOUL! was the creation of Ellis B. Haizlip, at the time the only African-American producer at WNET Channel 13, which was then called NET (National Educational Television). Haizlip, along with many emerging and musicians, hosted the show, which aired 130 episodes on Thursday nights out of New York from 1968 to 1973. Ellis Haizlip was instrumental in launching the careers of Anna Maria Horsford, Ashford & Simpson and many African American icons of the twentieth century. Arsenio Hall appeared on the SOUL! show on April 22, 1971. He was fifteen-years-old, performing magic tricks. In 1979, Ellis Haizlip produced Michael Jackson's 21st birthday party at Studio 54. December 6, 1988 was proclaimed Ellis Haizlip Day by the President of the Borough of Manhattan. In 1995, the Ellis B. Haizlip Papers were acquired by the National African American Museum Project, curated by Deb Willis for the Anacostia Community Museum Archives of the Smithsonian Institution. Ellis Haizlip's favorite quote: "It's been beautiful!'

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