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!
Melissa Haizlip
Director, Writer
Sam Pollard
Director
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
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Western Stars70%
Adele One Night Only78%
Bad 2572%
Avicii: True Stories79%
Beastie Boys Story74%
Supersonic74%
WHAM!73%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Live Aid79%
That's Entertainment!73%
Thriller 4086%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Whitney73%
Tupac: Resurrection79%
The Last Waltz76%
Amazing Grace72%
Daft Punk Unchained71%
Justin Bieber's Believe69%
Zappa72%
