
Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was...
Overview
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!
Cast
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
James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)
Al Green
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Felipe Luciano
Self
Nikki Giovanni
Self
Main Krishna Hoon
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
Main Tera Hero
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
Maine-Ocean Express
Main Atal Hoon
Death of a Unicorn
Bird Thongchai Concert #1/1988 Kaolao ThongChai (Mai-Ngok)
KPop Demon Hunters
A Working Man
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Family Affairs
Squad 36
Love, Classified
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Death Whisperer 2
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
East of Main Street: Milestones