Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)

You are cordially invited to a film 50 years in the making.

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.

Date of release
2026-10-16
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Documentary
Director
William Greaves, David Greaves

Casting

  • Aaron Douglas — Self (archival footage)
  • Richard Bruce Nugent — Self (archival footage)
  • Ernest Crichlow — Self (archival footage)
  • Eubie Blake — Self (archival footage)
  • Leigh Whipper — Self (archival footage)
  • Arna Bontemps — Self (archival footage)
  • William Greaves — Self (archival footage)
  • James Van Der Zee — Self (archival footage)
  • Ida Mae Cullen — Self (archival footage)
  • Noble Sissle — Self (archival footage)
  • Romare Bearden — Self (archival footage)

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