The Black Godfather (2019 film)

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The Black Godfather
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Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Produced byNicole Avant
Nelson George
Byron Phillips
Caitrin Rogers
Starring Hank Aaron
Dina R. Andrews
Clarence Avant
Production
companies
Boardwalk Pictures
Makemake
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Black Godfather is a 2019 documentary film directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film depicts the story of music executive Clarence Avant, told by the people he worked with. [1] [2]

Contents

The film was released by Netflix on June 7, 2019. [3]

Premise

Clarence Avant, known as "the godfather of black music", is perhaps not well known by the general public, but very famous in the music industry. Starting as a manager to pianist-composer Lalo Schifrin, he later founded record labels, served as concert organizer, a special events producer, a fund-raiser for Democratic politicians, and a mentor to several African American executives. [4]

Cast

Release and reception

The documentary was released on June 7, 2019, on Netflix streaming. [5] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on seven reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. [6]

References

  1. ↑ McClinton, Dream (12 June 2019). "The Black Godfather: the untold story of the man holding up Hollywood". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ "'The Black Godfather': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 June 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kenigsberg, Ben (6 June 2019). "'The Black Godfather' Review: The Music Executive Who Made It All Happen - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Film Review: 'The Black Godfather". Variety. 4 June 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ The Black Godfather. Netflix.
  6. ↑ "The Black Godfather (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 10, 2021.


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