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Mr SOUL! Trailer 2020

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Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." A Film by Melissa Haizlip Coming to Virtual Cinemas SOL CINEMA CAFE in Harlem, August 28, 2020! From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic gay producer and host Ellis Haizlip was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner- city poverty and violence to the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. With participants’ recollections and a bevy of great archival clips, Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate. By 1973, Haizlip had produced over 130 hour-long shows featuring a dazzling array of A-list guests featuring rare live performances and interviews from the legendary Al Green, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte,  …...more
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Mr SOUL! Trailer 2020
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2020Aug 23
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." A Film by Melissa Haizlip Coming to Virtual Cinemas SOL CINEMA CAFE in Harlem, August 28, 2020! From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic gay producer and host Ellis Haizlip was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner- city poverty and violence to the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. With participants’ recollections and a bevy of great archival clips, Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate. By 1973, Haizlip had produced over 130 hour-long shows featuring a dazzling array of A-list guests featuring rare live performances and interviews from the legendary Al Green, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Cicely Tyson, James Baldwin, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Ashford and Simpson, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Billy Preston, Black Ivory, The Delfonics, Bill Withers, Nikki Giovanni, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sonia Sanchez, The Last Poets, Wilson Pickett, Odetta, Merry Clayton, Mandrill, Kool & the Gang, Toni Morrison, Kathleen Cleaver, Betty Shabazz, Stokely Carmichael, Rev. Louis Farrakhan, Mrs. George Jackson, George Faison, Patti LaBelle, Roberta Flack, and many more. Mr. SOUL! Events: 8/28, 12:30PM ET / 9:30PM PT - Join the Sol CInema Cafe for a special 1-on-1 with Mr. SOUL director, Melissa Haizlip. Join us at   / live   8/30, 7:00PM ET/ 4:00PM PT - Join the Mr. SOUL! family for a star-studded. Live online panel. Buy your ticket and then RSVP! Purchase your ticket with us: https://virtual.solcinemacafe.com/?re... Thank You and see you at theater. #Harlem2020, #ILoveSoulCinema, #MrSoulTheFilm

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