(September 21, 2020) Everybody seems to be talking about the award winning film Mr. SOUL! The documentary, directed by Melissa Haizlip, was originally slated for a short release to virtual cinemas, but its popularity has now extended its stay through the end of October.
This monumental film is a tribute and an important look back at America's first "Black Tonight Show" that aired directly from New York on public broadcasting from 1968-1973 at the height of the Black Power Movement and the Civil Rights Movement. Aptly titled SOUL!, this groundbreaking show was produced and hosted by Ellis Haizlip aka Mr. SOUL!
(September 21, 2020) Everybody seems to be talking about the award winning film Mr. SOUL! The documentary, directed by Melissa Haizlip, was originally slated for a short release to virtual cinemas, but its popularity has now extended its stay through the end of October.
This monumental film is a tribute and an important look back at America's first "Black Tonight Show" that aired directly from New York on public broadcasting from 1968-1973 at the height of the Black Power Movement and the Civil Rights Movement. Aptly titled SOUL!, this groundbreaking show was produced and hosted by Ellis Haizlip aka Mr. SOUL!
Appearing on public television from 1968 – 1973, the show celebrated Black American culture, and featured many of the great artists of the era. The film includes interviews of and performances by a who’s who of Black stars of the era, including Al Green, Muhammad Ali, Sidney Poitier, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte and Nikki Giovanni.
Mr. SOUL! is directed, written and produced by Melissa Haizlip, featuring music composed and performed by Grammy® winning musician/composer Robert Glasper, with the voice of Ellis Haizlip by Grammy® / Emmy® winner Blair Underwood - one of the film’s Executive Producers.
Check out the trailer below or visit www.mrsoulmovie.com to see more. Mr. SOUL is streaming in virtual cinemas and in several partnering theater/drive-ins and cities (Click here to see where Mr. SOUL! is screening).
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