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 Black Godfather is a 2019 American 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 film was released by Netflix on June 7, 2019.^[3]

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]

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.^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[7]

• The Black Godfather. Netflix.
• The Black Godfather at IMDb
• The Black Godfather at Rotten Tomatoes

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