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Bringing Soul to Television
Episode 277

Bringing Soul to Television

The documentary “Mr. Soul!” profiles Ellis Haizlip who hosted a ground-breaking television series about Black culture starting in 1968. He was the uncle of filmmaker Melissa Haizlip who covers his life with nuance and complexity while serving up an astonishing archive featuring a Who’s Who of Black musicians, writers, activists, dancers and others from that era. — Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.

Documentary of the Week

August 28, 20202m 4s

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The documentary “Mr. Soul!” profiles Ellis Haizlip who hosted a ground-breaking television series about Black culture starting in 1968. He was the uncle of filmmaker Melissa Haizlip who covers his life with nuance and complexity while serving up an astonishing archive featuring a Who’s Who of Black musicians, writers, activists, dancers and others from that era.

— Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers 

For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.

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