Flash Back Friday - Director Melissa Haizlip of the film Mr. Soul

Author: [email protected] (Charlene Goto, Bitch Talk Podcast, Angela Tabora, Melissa Haizlip, Erin Lim, Go-To Productions, Mr. Soul)
Published: Fri 30 Jul 2021
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Welcome to Flash Back Friday! With 500+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).

This week we're flashing back to January of this year when we interviewed director Melissa Haizlip from the film, Mr. Soul. This documentary features her uncle, Ellis Haizlip - a queer, Black, television producer and host of the first known Black variety show called Soul! out of New York City in the 60s. We talk with Melissa in depth about the importance of the show, James Baldwin, Black culture, Lenny Kravitz, poetry, the magic of Robert Glasper, and more.

The show Soul is an extremely important part of American culture and we hope that Melissa's film will spark a new interest in Ellis Haizlip and his Black culture movement. We hope you find this film as informative and revolutionary as we did!

Mr. Soul is streaming right now on HBOMax!

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