Once Upon a Time in Harlem

A view from Main Street at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Lauren Hartmann. Courtesy of the Sundance Institute

The 2026 Sundance Documentary Report: On Last Calls & New Beginnings

by Pat Mullen Jason Gorber

February 2, 2026

Features/Sundance

Documentary highlights from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival include Nuisance Bear, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Time and Water, All About the Money, and more!

Sitting (left to right): Thomas Harvey, William Patterson, John Henrik Clarke, Mrs. J.B Matthews, Louise Patterson. Standing (left to right): Ernest Chrichlow, Romare Bearden, Ida Mae Cullen. Photo taken in 1972. Credit: Bruce Stanford. Courtesy: William Greaves Productions

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Review: Greaves’ Long-Awaited Documentary Renaissance

by Jason Gorber

January 26, 2026

Reviews/Sundance

William Greaves' long-awaited Once Upon a Time in Harlem gathers luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance for an in-depth conversation about Black life, art, and culture.

A mosaic of film stills from documentaries at Sundance.

The Sundance 2026 Watch List: The Last Class of Docs in Park City

January 21, 2026

Features/Sundance

Sundance documentaries on our radar include Nuisance Bear, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, and The AI Doc.

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