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Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with SOUL!, America's first "Black Tonight Show." Mr. SOUL the Movie is a documentary created by Melissa Haizlip.
Mr. Soul! (stylized as Mr. SOUL!) is a 2018 American documentary film produced, written and directed by documentary filmmaker Melissa Haizlip. The film was co-produced by Doug Blush and co-directed by Sam Pollard.
Ellis Haizlip ensured the Revolution would be televised, with SOUL!, America's first "Black Tonight Show." ... Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL! Premiered February 22, 2021. Directed by. Melissa Haizlip. Explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, Ellis Haizlip's SOUL! Preview. EXPLORE...
Aug 28, 2020 · This movie, directed by Haizlip’s niece Melissa Haizlip, opens with a montage showing just how oppressively lily-white American television was in the 1960s. “Soul!” was a remarkable counter to that. Haizlip’s programming was not just innovative by the standards of that time—it’s shamingly innovative compared to the programming of today.
Mr. SOUL! aims an overdue spotlight on a groundbreaking chapter in the history of American public television -- and the host who helped make it all happen. The history of the PBS series, from...
Dec 16, 2020 · “ Mr. Soul !” is a documentary that’s been gathering steam and generating Oscar buzz, and when you see it (which you really should), you’ll know why. The entire film tells the story of a TV...
