
“Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was...”
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: 4/27/2018
Runtime: 90 minutes
Languages: English
Directors: Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard
00Companies: Independent Lens, Black Public Media, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, ITVS, Shoes in the Bed Productions
Harry Belafonte
Self
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

Novella Nelson
Self

Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers
Self (archive footage)

Stan Lathan
Self