Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026100 minEnglish

Directed by

William Greaves, David Greaves

Logline

A film over 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.

Festivals

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TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival 2026

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Melbourne International Film Festival 2026

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Summer International Film Festival 2026

Cast and Crew

Cast: Aaron Douglas, Richard Bruce Nugent, Ernest Crichlow, Eubie Blake, Leigh Whipper, Arna Bontemps, William Greaves, James Van Der Zee, Ida Mae Cullen, Noble Sissle, Romare Bearden

Cinematographer: David Greaves

Editors: Lynn True, Anne de Mare

Sound Designer: Mike Frank, Mike Frank

Composer: Tamar-kali

Producers: Liani Greaves, Anne de Mare, Matthew J. Hoffman

Production: William Greaves Productions

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