by Jenika McCrayer, Contributor
Instead of delving into his unique flow, lyrical prowess, or erratic creative process that most of us have encountered, it focuses more on who he was as a man and the roles he filled as ODB, Ason Unique, and Russell Jones.
Written by Melissa Haizlip
Directed by Melissa Haizlip and Sam Pollard
Featuring Ellis Haizlip, Nikki Giovanni, James Baldwin and just about everybody else that mattered in the Black Arts Movement in the early 70s
Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Unrated-contains discussion of sexuality and racial violence as well as strong language in relation to those topics
by Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy
Mr. Soul! has been on my radar for a couple years now. Melissa Haizlip has been working to bring this documentary about her uncle’s life and his ground-breaking and influential television program, Soul!, to the public for a while. I’d missed it back in January of 2019 when there was a small screening in Philadelphia, but had kept my eye out to see when it got larger distribution. Well, now’s the time!
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