Conceived and filmed by the late William Greaves—acclaimed, Emmy-winning African American filmmaker and documentarian best known for Ali, the Man, Ali the Fighter (1975) and for his preservation of Black culture—and directed and completed by his son, David Greaves, and his daughter, producer Liani Greaves, it depicts the true account of a cocktail party held at Duke Ellington's NYC home in 1972.
Key figures in the documentary include poet/novelist Arna Bontemps, photographer James Van Der Zee, author Romare Bearden, writer Countee Cullen, musician Eubie Blake, artists Richard Bruce Nugent and Aaron Douglas, and more.
Despite William going on to become a major figure of American independent cinema, completing over 70 films, he died in 2014, with Once Upon a Time in Harlem incomplete. "His widow, Louise Greaves, continued the work until her own death in 2023, at which point their son David and his daughter Liani picked up the mantle and brought the project home," the outlet reported.
Early reviewer Richard Brody of The New Yorker hailed it "a film for the ages" and "one of the greatest cinematic works of creative nonfiction that I've ever seen."
"?This is going to be EPIC?✊??❤️?," one said, while another added, "Looking forward to seeing this. I miss the old Harlem."
More commenters dropped notes like, "Cannot wait!" "HARLEM WORLD FOREVER," and "Harlem at its finest."
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