‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem' Review: A Vital Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, as Captured One Magical Evening in 1972

Premiering at Sundance, the documentary is compiled from footage taken by director David Greaves and his late father, William ...

Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary

A once-in-a-lifetime dinner party from 1972 is transformed into a thrilling and inspiring hang-out movie ...
The Kenyon Collegian

“We Were Here” spotlights Black Africans in Renaissance

Referring to Titian’s Portrait of Laura Dianti and an Enslaved Black Child (circa 1523), Dani Ezor, visiting assistant ...
The Art Newspaper

New documentary provides an inside look at the Harlem Renaissance

Originally shot in 1972, ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ gathers creative giants of the era for an intimate discussion at Duke ...
POV Magazine

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Review: Greaves’ Long-Awaited Documentary Renaissance

For a project that itself was a reflection back on what then felt to be a distant past, in this age, the discussions, debates, and differing perspectives in the remarkable Once Upon a Time in Harlem ...