''The Black Godfather'' is a 2019
documentary film directed by
Reginald Hudlin
Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American film screenwriter, director, producer, and comic-book writer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was P ...
. The film depicts the story of music executive
Clarence Avant
Clarence Alexander Avant (born February 25, 1931) is an American music executive, entrepreneur, and film producer, who also went by the name of "The Black Godfather".
Avant's 75th birthday was celebrated by ''Billboard'' in its February 2006 i ...
, told by the people he worked with.
The film was released by
Netflix
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on June 7, 2019.
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.
Cast
Release and reception
The documentary was released on June 7, 2019, on Netflix streaming. On
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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .
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2019 documentary films
2019 films
Netflix original documentary films
Boardwalk Pictures films
Documentary films about businesspeople
Films directed by Reginald Hudlin
American documentary films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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