The Black Godfather
Directed byReginald Hudlin
StarringHank Aaron
Dina R. Andrews
Clarence Avant
Production
companies
Boardwalk Pictures
Makemake
Distributed byNetflix
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]

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.

External links

Films directed by Reginald Hudlin
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Documentary
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