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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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n/a 90 min

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Movie

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Genre:

Documentary, Comedy, Music

Release:

2018-04-27

Year:

2018

Director:

Melissa Haizlip

Production:

Independent Lens, Black Public Media, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, ITVS, Shoes in the Bed Productions

Cast:

Ellis Haizlip, Sidney Poitier, Blair Underwood, Harry Belafonte, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Questlove, Novella Nelson, Maya Angelou

Mr. SOUL!

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