Movie, 2026
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
100 min, Documentary, United States of America
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
11 creditedAD
Aaron Douglas
Self (archival footage)
RB
Richard Bruce Nugent
Self (archival footage)
EC
Ernest Crichlow
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Self (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
AB
Arna Bontemps
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
JV
James Van Der Zee
Self (archival footage)
IM
Ida Mae Cullen
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Self (archival footage)
RB
Romare Bearden
Self (archival footage)
Trailers & teasers
2 clips
Details
DirectorWilliam Greaves, David Greaves
GenreDocumentary
Runtime100 min
ReleasedFri, Oct 16, 2026
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt39163347
