CRAIG CHARLES GARRISON

Good Monday Evening!!!!

OnceUponATimeInHarlem – 1972

▪︎ Directed byWilliam Greaves (deceased), David Greaves
* Produced byLiani Greaves, Anne de Mare
▪︎ Cinematography David Greaves, Doug Harris, others
▪︎ Music byTamar-kali
▪︎ ONLY film to receive honors of screening at Cannes, NYFF, Sundance, TIFF, TFF,  AND; others
▪︎ Filmed during ONE 4-hr gathering at legendary musician-composer-conductor Duke Ellington’s home; Harlem, NYC, NY, USA
▪︎ Release – Friday, October 16, 2026

ATTENDING in 1972:

☆ Aaron Douglas: Painter and muralist
☆ Arna Bontemps: Poet and novelist
☆ Eubie Blake: Composer and pianist
☆ James Van Der Zee: Photographer
☆ Romare Bearden: Artist and writer
☆Leigh Whipper: Actor
☆ Ida Mae Cullen: Widow of poet Countee Cullen
☆ John Henrik Clarke: Historian and scholar
☆ Regina Andrews: Librarian and activist
☆ Louise Patterson: Civil rights activist

Have YOU made plans for screening OnceUponATimeInHarlem2026?
Might it lead YOU towards NEW impressions of the HarlemRenaissance?

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler, Family!!!
– CCG

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