Once Upon a Time in Harlem

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

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·2026· 100 min

Director: William Greaves

"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.

Trailer

Cast

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Aaron Douglas

Self (archival footage)

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Richard Bruce Nugent

Self (archival footage)

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Ernest Crichlow

Self (archival footage)

Eubie Blake

Self (archival footage)

Leigh Whipper

Self (archival footage)

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Arna Bontemps

Self (archival footage)

William Greaves

Self (archival footage)

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James Van Der Zee

Self (archival footage)

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Ida Mae Cullen

Self (archival footage)

Noble Sissle

Self (archival footage)

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Romare Bearden

Self (archival footage)

In brief

Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026) is a documentary film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 1h 40min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Once Upon a Time in Harlem runs 100 minutes (1h 40min).

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Once Upon a Time in Harlem was released in 2026.