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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 19 filmmaking awards.
Original Release
04/27/2018
US Release
06/16/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anna Maria Horsford | Self |
Sidney Poitier | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Michael Jackson | Self |
Diahann Carroll | Self |
Obba Babatunde | Self |
Arsenio Hall | Self |
Roxie Roker | Self |
Muhammad Ali | Self |
Gladys Knight | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Patti LaBelle | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anna Maria Horsford | Self |
Sidney Poitier | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Michael Jackson | Self |
Diahann Carroll | Self |
Obba Babatunde | Self |
Arsenio Hall | Self |
Roxie Roker | Self |
Muhammad Ali | Self |
Gladys Knight | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Patti LaBelle | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Questlove | Self |
Stevie Wonder | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Maya Angelou | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Malcolm X | Self |
Novella Nelson | Self |
B.B. King | Self |
Melba Moore | Self |
James Baldwin | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Bill Withers | Self / Self (archival footage) |
Carmen De Lavallade | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Blair Underwood | Executive Producer |
Stan Lathan | Executive Producer |
Chaz Ebert | Executive Producer |
Ron Gillyard | Executive Producer |
Rishi Rajani | Executive Producer |
Stephanie Rance | Executive Producer |
Douglas Blush | Producer |
Vince Johnson | Producer |
Leonard Joseph | Producer |
David Magdael | Producer |
Julia Mintz | Producer |
Gyuri Dévényi | Producer |