STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.

"STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A." tells the story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in the groundbreaking music of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave and many others. Defying the notion that Black artists needed to be “made marketable,” the Memphis-based label went from ultimate outsider to one of the record industry’s most influential producers of soul music. It's a quintessentially American story of an audacious group of individuals who dared to make their own music on their own terms creating an institution that has continued to help define our culture long after the label itself has gone.

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Credits

Director:

Jamila Wignot

Executive Producer:

Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Scott Pascucci, Sophia Dilley, Michele Smith, Jody Gerson, David Blackman, Charlie Cohen, Ron Broitman, For HBO: Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen Co-Executive Producers: Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann, David Peck, Rob Bowman; Archival Producer: Ines Farag

Producer:

Jamila Wignot, Kara Elverson

Cinematographer:

Bryan Gentry

Editor:

Tim K. Smith, Jean Tsien, Samali Bikangaga

Music:

Sultana Isham

Principal Cast:

Otis Redding, Estelle Axton, Al Bell, Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Sam Moore, Deanie Parker, David Porter, Jim Stewart, Carla Thomas

Contact

Distributor:

HBO

Publicity Contact:

Veronica Van Pelt
veronica.vanpelt@warnermedia.com
323-326-6931

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Year:
2024
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Runtime:
150 mins