Screening times:
Saturday, November 7, 6:30 PM
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 PM

William Greaves, David Greaves | USA | 2026 | 100m

Conceived in 1972 by legendary filmmaker William Greaves and completed fifty years later by his son David, Once Upon a Time in Harlem is an essential work of living archive, documenting a lively gathering of luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance during a cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s home.

David Greaves finishes what his father started with a strikingly immersive glimpse into a unique time and place that feels like getting to bask in a community's collective heart.

"It is a conceptually mind-blowing experience that will make you think about history, art, impermanence, and immortality." - Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

"But Greaves puts us right in the room with his naturalistic, vérité approach, making us quiet spectators among some of the most influential Black writers, thinkers, artists and entertainers to ever live." - Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter

Tickets $12 ($11.40 at the door if available)