Stories of the Harlem Renaissance That Sat in Storage for 50 Years | Once Upon a Time in Harlem

NAACP+ Inside The Industry · Nov 4, 2026 · 41m · transcript

In 1972, legendary documentary filmmaker William Greaves brought the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance together for one summer evening at Duke Ellington's home. Four cameras rolled. No script. 60,000 feet of 16mm film captured real conversation, laughter, and history in the making. He called it the most important footage he ever shot. He passed away in 2014 before he could finish it.

In this episode of NAACP+ Inside the Industry, host LaJuan Morris sits down with his son David Greaves and granddaughter Liani Greaves, who picked up the baton and brought Once Upon a Time in Harlem to…