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Mr. SOUL!

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From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an uncompromising celebration of Black culture. The series 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. Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate, and an unsung hero whose voice we need now more than ever.

Running Time: 104 min.
Subject(s): African American Studies, American History, Arts and Culture, Biography, Music
Language(s): English
Director(s):
Producer(s): Melissa Haizlip
Cinematographer: Hans Charles
Editor(s): Giovanni P. Autran, Annukka Lilja, Blair McClendon
Production Company: Shoes In The Bed Productions

Press

Festival Participation

  • Black Reel Awards - 2021
    Outstanding Independent Documentary
  • Guild of Music Supervisors Awards - 2021
    Best Music Supervision for a Documentary: Ed Gerrard Nominee
  • NAACP Image Awards - 2021
    Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
  • Critic's Choice Documentary Awards - 2020
    Best First Documentary Feature
  • FOCAL International Awards - 2019
    Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production; Student Jury Award for Most Inspiring Use of Archive
  • Library of Congress Lavine / Ken Burns Prize for Film - 2019
    Finalist Award Winner
  • Woodstock Film Festival - 2018
    Audience Award - Best Documentary
  • International Documentary Association Awards - 2018
    Best Music Documentary
  • AFI Docs Festival - 2018
    Audience Award - Best Feature Documentary
  • All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) - 2018
    Jury Award - Best Documentary; Audience Award - Best Documentary
  • Dallas DocuFest - 2018
    Winner
  • Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival - 2018
    Audience Award
  • Indie Memphis Film Festival - 2018
    Jury Award - Best Sounds Feature
  • Indie Memphis Film Festival - 2018
    Audience Award - Best Sounds Feature
  • Urbanworld Film Festival - 2018
    HBO Jury Award - Best Documentary
  • Pan African Film & Arts Festival - 2018
    Best Feature Documentary
  • Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival - 2018
    HBO Jury Award - Best Documentary; Audience Award - Best Documentary
  • Sound Unseen Film & Music Festival - 2018
    Special Jury Award
  • Oscar Shortlist - 2021
    Best Original Song Nominee
  • NAACP Image Awards - 2021
    Outstanding Documentary (Film) Nominee, Outstanding Breakthrough Creative Nominee
  • Cinema Eye Honors - 2021
    Outstanding Debut Feature Nominee
  • Critic's Choice Documentary Awards Nominations - 2020
    Best Narration: Blair Underwood; Melissa Haizlip, Writer; Best Archival Documentary; Best Historical / Biographical Documentary

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