Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)

You are cordially invited to a film 50 years in the making.

Directed by William Greaves1h 40mDocumentary

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.

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PG-13
Year
2026
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
16 October 2026
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Aaron Douglas
Self (archival footage)
R
Richard Bruce Nugent
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Ernest Crichlow
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake
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Leigh Whipper
Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
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Arna Bontemps
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves
William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
J
James Van Der Zee
Self (archival footage)
I
Ida Mae Cullen
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Noble Sissle
Self (archival footage)
R
Romare Bearden
Self (archival footage)

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