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Melissa Haizlip

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Melissa Haizlip

Born April 30, 1965 (age 61)

Melissa Haizlip is an American film producer, director and writer most notable for her 2018 award winning film, Mr. SOUL!. Haizlip won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) for Mr. SOUL!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Haizlip, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Mr. SOUL!Mr. SOUL! · 2018
Mr. SOUL!
★ 7.02018
MovieDocumentaryComedy
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!
Couture to the MaxCouture to the Max · 2026
Couture to the Max
2026
MovieDocumentary
At just 9-years-old, fashion prodigy Max Alexander fearlessly fuses his boundless imagination with an unwavering commitment to sustainability, inspiring us to dream boldly and act responsibly.
Bleeding HeartsBleeding Hearts · 1995
Bleeding Hearts
★ 5.01995
MovieDramaRomance
An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.
SatisfiedSatisfied · 2025
Satisfied
2025
MovieDocumentaryMusic
An intimate look at the actress Renée Elise Goldsberry; a woman’s struggle to have a family and balance a career, against the backdrop of the hit musical Hamilton.
Pretty Dead GirlPretty Dead Girl · 2004
Pretty Dead Girl
★ 8.02004
MovieComedyMusic
In this twisted musical comedy, Mortie falls in love with the corpses who come through his morgue until a vulnerable nurse teaches him to love a woman who is alive.
BojanglesBojangles · 2001
Bojangles
★ 8.22001
MovieDramaRomance
The life of the legendary showman Bill Robinson, African American tap dancing star of stage and screen, better known as Mr. Bojangles.
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-HopContact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop · 2019
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop
2019
MovieDocumentary
Created for the exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography.
You're Dead to MeYou're Dead to Me · 2013
You're Dead to Me
★ 1.32013
Movie
Andrea, a grieving Chicana mother, confronts an uninvited family member before her Día de los Muertos celebration. By night's end, death offers her a choice that she couldn't make in life.

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