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Once Upon a Time in Harlem poster

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

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

PG-13 2026 · 1h 40m
Documentary
Starring Eubie Blake · Leigh Whipper · William Greaves
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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.

Theatrical
Oct 16, 2026
Theaters
114
Directors
William Greaves, David Greaves
Producers
Liani Greaves, Anne de Mare
Music
Tamar-kali
Studio
William Greaves Productions
Keywords
community reunion harlem, new york city harlem renaissance cocktail party restoration black community collaboration duke ellington
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Eubie Blake
Self (archival footage)
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Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
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William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
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Noble Sissle
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