Mr. Soul! A Virtual Movie!
The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, The Department of African American and Diaspora Studies, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and The Office of LGBTQI Life Present: Mr. Soul! A Virtual Movie!
From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for national exposure, and, as a result, found the program an improbable place to call home.
The series was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner-city poverty and violence to the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. With participants’ recollections and a bevy of great archival clips, Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate.
Mr. Soul will be available for viewing whenever you would like from now through midnight on November 11. You can access the film here. The password is vanderbilt2020. On November 12th at 4:30 we will have a talk back and Q&A with Mr. Soul’s director, Melissa Haizlip!
If you have questions, please contact Jay Bohanon at jay.bohanon@vanderbilt.edu