MR. SOUL! IS AN

EMMY

NOMINEE

BEST SOUND

NEWS & DOC EMMY’S 2022


MR. SOUL! WINS THE

PEABODY AWARD

BEST DOCUMENTARY 2022

WATCH

MR. SOUL! IN CONVERSATION:

AS FEATURED IN THE

BLACK JOY & RESILIENCE FILM SERIES

A CURATED FILM SERIES ACCOMPANYING

THE OBAMA PORTRAITS

FILM AT LACMA

FEATURING

NIKKI GIOVANNI BLAIR UNDERWOOD SARAH ELIZABETH LEWIS MELISSA HAIZLIP MODERATED BY DR. NEAL LESTER

Mr. SOUL! IS A

NY TIMES STREAMING PICK

NOW STREAMING

ON HBO Max



2021 OSCARS® SHORTLIST

BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOW STREAMING

EVERYWHERE

“SHOW ME YOUR SOUL”

BY ROBERT GLASPER & LALAH HATHAWAY

93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS

IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED


MR. SOUL! SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON HILLMAN GRAD RECORDS / DEF JAM RECORDINGS INC. A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC.

WINNER

NAACP IMAGE AWARDS 2021

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Mr. SOUL! is now streaming on HBO Max!


WATCH THE STORY OF LATE NIGHT ON CNN - FEATURING SOUL!, ELLIS HAIZLIP, AND MELISSA HAIZLIP

EPISODE 2: “JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF LATE NIGHT” EPISODE 3: “EYES ON THE THRONE”



Watch the "Mr. SOUL! Premiere Kickback" replay from

Sunday, August 30th, 2020

Amanda Seales (Comedian, “InsecureActress and Creator, “Smart Funny & Black”) guest hosted the

“Mr. SOUL! Premiere Kickback"

The special, live virtual talkback honored Chadwick Boseman, celebrated the film's Opening Weekend and the March On Washington

(L TO R) - AMANDA SEALES, Photo Credit Elton Anderson, Jr.; TOP TILE - MELISSA HAIZLIP / BLAIR UNDERWOOD; MIDDLE TILE - STAN LATHAN / NIKKI GIOVANNI; BOTTOM TILE - SONIA SANCHEZ / ROBERT GLASPER / THE LAST POETS / BLACK IVORY - Courtesy of Shoes in …

(L TO R) - AMANDA SEALES, Photo Credit Elton Anderson, Jr.; TOP TILE - MELISSA HAIZLIP / BLAIR UNDERWOOD; MIDDLE TILE - STAN LATHAN / NIKKI GIOVANNI; BOTTOM TILE - SONIA SANCHEZ / ROBERT GLASPER / THE LAST POETS / BLACK IVORY - Courtesy of Shoes in the Bed Productions

The event featured:

Guest Host Amanda Seales: Comedian, “InsecureActress and Creator, “Smart Funny & Black

Filmmaker Melissa Haizlip

Grammy® and Daytime Emmy® Winner & Executive Producer Blair Underwood

Emmy® winning Producer / Director Stan Lathan

Poet & Activist Nikki Giovanni

Poet & Professor Sonia Sanchez

Composer & Grammy® winner Robert Glasper

Singer & Grammy® winner Lalah Hathaway

R&B Singing Group Black Ivory

Poet & Activist Felipe Luciano

Poets & Activists The Last Poets

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Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL!


Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with SOUL!, America’s first “Black Tonight Show.”

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ABOUT THE FILM


From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for national exposure, and, as a result, found the program an improbable place to call home.

The series was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner-city poverty and violence to the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. With participants’ recollections and illuminating archival clips, Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate, and an unsung hero whose voice we need now more than ever to restore the SOUL of a nation. 

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CONTACT

NOW STREAMING ON HBO Max!

Mr. SOUL! is also available for educational licensing!


 

Press Inquiries:

David Magdael & Assocs.

213-399-1434

dmagdael@tcdm-associates.com