Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)

Genres: Documentary

Released: 2026-10-16

Runtime: 100 minutes

Overview

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.

Director

William Greaves

Cast

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