Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)

A film 50 years in the making

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2026-01-25
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: William Greaves Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: William Greaves, David Greaves.

Summary

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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  • Aaron Douglas

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Richard Bruce Nugent

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Ernest Crichlow

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Eubie Blake

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Leigh Whipper

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Arna Bontemps

    as Self (archival footage)
  • William Greaves

    as Self (archival footage)
  • James Van Der Zee

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Ida Mae Cullen

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Noble Sissle

    as Self (archival footage)
  • Romare Bearden

    as Self (archival footage)
Directing William Greaves Director
Directing David Greaves Director
Production Liani Greaves Producer
Crew David Greaves Cinematography
Production Anne de Mare Producer
Sound Tamar-kali Original Music Composer
Editing Lynn True Editor
Editing Anne de Mare Editor
Sound Mike Frank Sound Designer
Sound Mike Frank Sound Mixer
Sound Clive Davidson Sound Supervisor
Sound Roland Mitchell Sound Supervisor
Editing Matthew J. Hoffman Archival Footage Coordinator
Editing Bella Racklin Archival Footage Coordinator
Editing Matthew J. Hoffman Archival Footage Research
Editing Bella Racklin Archival Footage Research
Production Matthew J. Hoffman Producer
Production Bella Racklin Producer

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