"Ellis was a gardener... and cultivated all of these people." An official trailer has debuted for a documentary titled Mr. Soul!, from filmmakers Melissa Haizlip & Sam Pollard. The film celebrates the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Host/Producer/Creator of the television show SOUL!, Ellis Haizlip takes ...

The award-winning documentary about the public television variety show considered the “Black Tonight Show” will start streaming on HBO Max Aug. 1. On Thursday, the fast-growing streaming service ...

Mr. Soul!, the award-winning documentary about the public television variety show Soul!, is coming to HBO Max August 1st, and the streaming service has released a trailer for the film that captures ...

The collection of music from and inspired by the film documenting the 1960’s PBS program ‘Soul!’ features classic songs by Gladys Knight and the Pips and Patti LaBelle along with new tracks from ...

The award-winning Mr. SOUL! initially debuted in 2018, sweeping the festival circuit in the documentary category starting with the Tribeca Film Festival. Written, directed and produced by Melissa ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Produced at 304 West 58th Street at WNET/13 from 1968 to 1973, "Soul!" was a groundbreaking national showcase for African American art, music, literature and politics, while its ...

“Soul!” was one of the first all-Black television talk shows that celebrated and highlighted the positive side of the Black American experience Many prominent individuals appeared as guests and ...

(San Francisco, CA — Tuesday, July 28, 2020) In 1968, America’s first Black variety show, SOUL!, helmed by producer and eventual host Ellis Haizlip, premiered on public television. The pioneering ...

UPDATE: Due to thunderstorms and flooding, the “Mr. Soul!” drive-in screening scheduled for Friday, Aug. 28 is being rescheduled to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Tickets purchased for Aug. 28 are good ...

In 1968, an unassuming, bespectacled producer of black theater named Ellis Haizlip was approached about creating a "black Tonight Show" for WNET, New York's public television station. He said no. Any ...