About
In 1972 William Greaves filmed Harlem Renaissance legends at a party in Duke Ellington's apartment; his son finally finished the movie.
In 1972 William Greaves, director of Symbiopsychotaxiplasm and Black Journal, threw a party in Duke Ellington's apartment and filmed the surviving artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance. More than 50 years later his son David completed it, and NYFF calls it a miracle of a movie. If you care about New York's cultural history, this Queens screening is a rare chance to see it on a big screen.
What to expect
A 100-minute documentary in the Redstone Theater, with general-admission seating. The audience skews toward history lovers and documentary fans, and the museum's exhibits make an easy add-on.
Good to know
- The M or R to Steinway St, or the N or W to 36 Av, are the closest trains.
- Seating is general admission.
- Pick up tickets at the admissions desk.
- Pairs with Rose later the same afternoon in MoMI's NYFF series.
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Common questions
Who made Once Upon a Time in Harlem?
William Greaves filmed it in 1972, and his son David Greaves completed it.
Where is the screening?
In the Redstone Theater at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens.