Melissa Haizlip

Melissa Haizlip
Haizlip at Howard University
Washington, D.C.
Born
Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Director
Producer
Writer
Years active1986–present
SpouseDon Wildman

Melissa Haizlip is an American film producer, director and writer most notable for her 2018 award-winning film, Mr. SOUL!.[1][2] [3][4] Haizlip won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) for Mr. SOUL!.[5][6][7]

On June 6, 2022, Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman announced that Haizlip film Mr. Soul! won the Peabody Award for Best Documentary.[8]

  1. ^ "Tribeca 2018 Women Directors: Meet Melissa Haizlip— "Mr. SOUL!"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 IDA Documentary Awards Honor "". Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "MR. SOUL! Wins Critics Choice Documentary Award for Filmmaker Melissa Hailzip | Black Star News". www.blackstarnews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (September 23, 2020). "How 'Mr. Soul!' Honors Ellis Haizlip and His Groundbreaking Late-Night Legacy". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Jackson, Angelique (March 25, 2021). "Chadwick Boseman, 'Black-ish' and 'Insecure' Win Big at Final Night of Non-Televised NAACP Image Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Zhan, Jennifer (March 29, 2021). "NAACP Image Award Winners Include Megan Thee Stallion, VERZUZ". Vulture. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Regé-Jean Page, Viola Davis, and more win big at 2021 NAACP Image Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Morgan Freeman Presents Peabody Award to Documentary Film 'Mr. Soul!' (Exclusive)". Billboard.