Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Documentary
20261h 40mPG-13
Director: David Greaves
A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Oct 16, 2026
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Oct 16, 2026
Cast
Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas
Self (archival footage)
Richard Bruce Nugent
Richard Bruce Nugent
Self (archival footage)
Ernest Crichlow
Ernest Crichlow
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Self (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
Arna Bontemps
Arna Bontemps
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
James Van Der Zee
James Van Der Zee
Self (archival footage)
Ida Mae Cullen
Ida Mae Cullen
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Self (archival footage)
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden
Self (archival footage)
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