Mr. SOUL!

Synopsis

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!

Main Cast

Ellis Haizlip

Self (archival footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Sidney Poitier

Self (archival footage)

Age : 97 | Popularity : 70%

Blair Underwood

Voice of Ellis Haizlip

Age : N/A | Popularity : 95%

Harry Belafonte

Self

Age : 97 | Popularity : 47%

Patti LaBelle

Self (archival footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 58%

Stevie Wonder

Self (archival footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 40%

Gladys Knight

Self (archival footage)

Age : 80 | Popularity : 37%

Questlove

Self

Age : 53 | Popularity : 50%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Sam Pollard Melissa Haizlip
Editing	Editor	Giovanni P. Autran Annukka Lilja Blair McClendon
Production	Producer	Melissa Haizlip
	Consulting Producer	Laurens Grant
	Executive Producer	Blair Underwood Chaz Ebert
	Associate Producer	Leonard Joseph
	Co-Producer	Douglas Blush
Writing	Writer	Melissa Haizlip
Sound	Original Music Composer	Robert Glasper
	Music Supervisor	Ed Gerrard
Camera	Director of Photography	Hans Charles
Department	Role	Name

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