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Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026·1h 40m·Documentary
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Overview

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.

Cast

  • Aaron DouglasAaron DouglasSelf (archival footage)
  • Richard Bruce NugentRichard Bruce NugentSelf (archival footage)
  • Ernest CrichlowErnest CrichlowSelf (archival footage)
  • Eubie BlakeEubie BlakeSelf (archival footage)
  • Leigh WhipperLeigh WhipperSelf (archival footage)
  • Arna BontempsArna BontempsSelf (archival footage)
  • William GreavesWilliam GreavesSelf (archival footage)
  • James Van Der ZeeJames Van Der ZeeSelf (archival footage)
  • Ida Mae CullenIda Mae CullenSelf (archival footage)
  • Noble SissleNoble SissleSelf (archival footage)
  • Romare BeardenRomare BeardenSelf (archival footage)

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