Once Upon a Time in Harlem
- Documentary
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.
Cast
- Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas
Self (archival footage)
- Richard Bruce Nugent
Richard Bruce Nugent
Self (archival footage)
- Ernest Crichlow
Ernest Crichlow
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Self (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
- Arna Bontemps
Arna Bontemps
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
- James Van Der Zee
James Van Der Zee
Self (archival footage)
- Ida Mae Cullen
Ida Mae Cullen
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Self (archival footage)
- Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden
Self (archival footage)
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