Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Name: Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Released: 2026-10-16

2026· PG-13· 1h 40m· Documentary

“A film over 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.

2026-10-16

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Key Crew

DirectorDavid Greaves

ProducerAnne de Mare

Original Music ComposerTamar-kali

EditorAnne de Mare

Full cast & crew (11 cast · 18 crew)

Details

Released2026-10-16

Runtime1h 40m · PG-13

StatusReleased

StudiosWilliam Greaves Productions

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Original languageen

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