The Black Godfather (2019 film)

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 Black Godfather
Directed by	Reginald Hudlin
Produced by	Nicole 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
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Hank Aaron
• Dina R. Andrews
• Clarence Avant
• Nicole Avant
• Jim Brown
• Bill Clinton
• Barack Obama
• Kenneth Edmonds
• Kamala Harris
• Jesse Jackson
• Jimmy Jam
• Quincy Jones
• Terry Lewis
• Benny Medina
• L.A. Reid
• Lionel Richie
• Ted Sarandos
• Al Sharpton
• Bill Withers
• Jamie Foxx
• Berry Gordy
• David Geffen
• Snoop Dogg
• Clive Davis

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 six reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10.^[6]