Film·2026·PG-13·1h 40m

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Documentary

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.

Directed by William Greaves, David Greaves

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Cast

11 credited

Aaron Douglas
Aaron DouglasSelf (archival footage)
Richard Bruce Nugent
Richard Bruce NugentSelf (archival footage)
Ernest Crichlow
Ernest CrichlowSelf (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Eubie BlakeSelf (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper
Leigh WhipperSelf (archival footage)
Arna Bontemps
Arna BontempsSelf (archival footage)
William Greaves
William GreavesSelf (archival footage)
James Van Der Zee
James Van Der ZeeSelf (archival footage)
Ida Mae Cullen
Ida Mae CullenSelf (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Noble SissleSelf (archival footage)
Romare Bearden
Romare BeardenSelf (archival footage)

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