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Melissa Haizlip s award-winning documentary, Mr. Soul! , has now been nominated for Outstanding Debut Feature at the Cinema Eye Honors. According to the awards group, which has been annual honoring nonfiction work since 2007, over 65% of its nominees this year are first-timers. Women filmmakers and craftspersons made up 44% of today’s announcements, a record for Cinema Eye, and female directors scored more nominations overall than their male counterparts across all categories for the first time, revealed Cinema Eye in an official statement. The awards ceremony will be held virtually on March 9th, 2021. Advertisement The film chronicles the legacy of SOUL! , the public television variety show produced and hosted by Ellis Haizlip (the director s uncle) that turned a spotlight on the Black Arts Movement. Enhancing the picture are music composed by Grammy-winner Robert Glasper as well as narration from Blair Underwood, who also serves as one of the film’s execu ....