Movie·2026·1h 40m
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
A film 50 years in the making
Directed By
William Greaves
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Liani Greaves, Anne de Mare
Music
Tamar-kali
Editor
Anne de Mare
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
Aaron Douglas
Self (archival footage)
Richard Bruce Nugent
Self (archival footage)
Ernest Crichlow
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Self (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
Arna Bontemps
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
James Van Der Zee
Self (archival footage)
Ida Mae Cullen
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Self (archival footage)
Romare Bearden
Self (archival footage)
// crew
Crew
William Greaves
Director
David Greaves
Director
Liani Greaves
Producer
Anne de Mare
Producer, Editor
Tamar-kali
Original Music Composer
Lynn True
Editor
Matthew J. Hoffman
Producer
Bella Racklin
Producer
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