Mr. Soul!
| Mr. Soul! | |
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| Directed by | Melissa Haizlip |
| Written by | Melissa Haizlip |
| Produced by | Melissa Haizlip |
| Starring | Harry Belafonte Felipe Luciano Dr, Harold Haizlip Nikki Giovanni Ashford & Simpson Ronald Bell Questlove Novella Nelson Stan Lathan Carmen De Lavallade Dr. Loretta Long Black Ivory Kathleen Cleaver Sonia Sanchez The Last Poets Greg Tate Kevin Powell Christopher Lukas Chester Higgins Jr. Alvin Francis Poussaint Louis J. Massiah |
| Narrated by | Blair Underwood |
| Cinematography | Hans Charles |
| Edited by | Giovanni P. Autran Annukka Lilja Blair McClendon |
| Music by | Robert Glasper |
Production companies | Shoes In The Bed Productions, LLC |
| Distributed by | Shoes In The Bed Productions, LLC Open Your Eyes & Think MF |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mr. Soul! (stylized as Mr. SOUL!) is a 2018 American documentary film produced, written and directed by documentary filmmaker Melissa Haizlip. The film was co-produced by Doug Blush and co-directed by Sam Pollard. The film tells the story of Ellis Haizlip, the producer and host of SOUL!, the music-and-talk program that aired on public television from 1968 to 1973 and aimed at a Black audience. It was released in 2018 and has since received 21 filmmaking awards. Attorney Chaz Ebert, record executive Ron Gillyard, producer and director Stan Lathan, producer Rishi Rajani, producer Stephanie T. Rance, actor Blair Underwood and screenwriter, producer and actress Lena Waithe are the executive producers of the film.
In March 2021, it was announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences that “Show Me Your Soul” was on the 93rd Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song.
On June 6, 2022 Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman announced that Mr. Soul! won the Peabody Award for Best Documentary.