Ailey (2021)

Summary: An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.

Release Date: July 23, 2021

Genre: Documentary

Director: Jamila Wignot

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: American Masters Pictures, Artemis Rising Foundation, Black Public Media, Impact Partners, Insignia Films, XTR

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 204,513

International: $ 9,815

Mr. Soul! (2018)

Summary: Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures that the Revolution would be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided...

Release Date: April 22, 2018

Genre: Documentary

Directors: Melissa Haizlip

, Sam Pollard

Writer: Melissa Haizlip

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

Production: Shoes In The Bed Productions

Distributor: HBO Max, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,000,000

Independent Lens (1999)

Summary: Different celebrity hosts present new independent documentaries..

Release Date: August 09, 1999

Genre: Documentary

MPAA: TV-14

Production: ITVS International

Country: United States

Language: English

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Summary: Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude...

Release Date: March 16, 1991

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Brian Gibson