MOVIE

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Name: Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Director: William Greaves
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-01-25
Cast: Aaron Douglas, Richard Bruce Nugent, Ernest Crichlow, Eubie Blake, Leigh Whipper

A film 50 years in the making

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.

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… + more

Release Date

2026-01-25

Year

2026

Duration

1h 40m

Status

Released

Score

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Genres

Documentary

Production

#community#reunion#harlem,-new-york-city#harlem-renaissance#cocktail-party#restoration#black-community#collaboration#duke-ellington#harlem

Cast

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Aaron Douglas

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Richard Bruce Nugent

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Ernest Crichlow

Self (archival footage)

Eubie Blake

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Leigh Whipper

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Arna Bontemps

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William Greaves

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James Van Der Zee

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Ida Mae Cullen

Self (archival footage)

Noble Sissle

Self (archival footage)