Film

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

A film 50 years in the making

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1h 40m

2026

“A film 50 years in the making”

Synopsis

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.

Director

William Greaves

David Greaves

Documentary

communityreunionharlem, new york cityharlem renaissancecocktail partyrestorationblack communitycollaborationduke ellingtonharlem

Cast & Crew

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)

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