Soul Patrol (2026)

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Synopsis

Soul Patrol uncovers a hidden chapter of American military history by focusing on the Vietnam War's first Black special ops team, an elite unit operating deep behind enemy lines. With unprecedented access to this once-secretive group of African-American veterans, director J.M. Harper reconstructs their journey with an immediacy rarely seen in Vietnam War storytelling, using raw Super 8 footage, photographs, and audio recordings from their personal archives. Opening on the war’s 50th anniversary, the surviving members reunite in a hotel that becomes a surreal liminal space, where memory, brotherhood, and unresolved trauma collide. As the men reflect on their experiences, the film interrogates the contradictions of fighting for freedom abroad while facing inequality at home. Soul Patrol is not just a war story, but a reckoning – an intimate portrait of survival, memory, and the enduring cost of war on those asked to fight it.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 2026 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
Running Time: 99 minutes
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Park Pictures , Wavelength Films, Impact Partners, Gestalt Picture Co., Mass Appeal, Concordia Fellowship
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Production and Technical Credits

J.M. Harper    Director
J.M. Harper    Screenwriter
Ed Emanuel    Story based on the book by
Sam Bisbee    Producer
Danielle Massie    Producer
J.M. Harper    Producer
Nassir Jones    Producer
Peter Bittenbender    Producer
Ed Emanuel    Executive Producer
Joe Plummer    Executive Producer
Jenifer Westphal    Executive Producer
Stacey Reiss    Executive Producer
Lance Acord    Executive Producer
Jackie Kelman Bisbee    Executive Producer
Cody Ryder    Executive Producer
Wendy Neu    Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin    Executive Producer
Kelsey Koenig    Executive Producer
Lauren Driscoll    Executive Producer
John Driscoll    Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous*    Executive Producer
Davis Guggenheim    Executive Producer
Rahdi Taylor    Executive Producer
Andrew Gertler    Executive Producer
Max Allman    Executive Producer
Ted Haddock    Executive Producer
David Fialkow    Executive Producer
Nina Fialkow    Executive Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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Synopsis

Soul Patrol uncovers a hidden chapter of American military history by focusing on the Vietnam War's first Black special ops team, an elite unit operating deep behind enemy lines. With unprecedented access to this once-secretive group of African-American veterans, director J.M. Harper reconstructs their journey with an immediacy rarely seen in Vietnam War storytelling, using raw Super 8 footage, photographs, and audio recordings from their personal archives. Opening on the war’s 50th anniversary, the surviving members reunite in a hotel that becomes a surreal liminal space, where memory, brotherhood, and unresolved trauma collide. As the men reflect on their experiences, the film interrogates the contradictions of fighting for freedom abroad while facing inequality at home. Soul Patrol is not just a war story, but a reckoning – an intimate portrait of survival, memory, and the enduring cost of war on those asked to fight it.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 2026 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
Running Time: 99 minutes
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Park Pictures , Wavelength Films, Impact Partners, Gestalt Picture Co., Mass Appeal, Concordia Fellowship
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Production and Technical Credits

J.M. Harper    Director
J.M. Harper    Screenwriter
Ed Emanuel    Story based on the book by
Sam Bisbee    Producer
Danielle Massie    Producer
J.M. Harper    Producer
Nassir Jones    Producer
Peter Bittenbender    Producer
Ed Emanuel    Executive Producer
Joe Plummer    Executive Producer
Jenifer Westphal    Executive Producer
Stacey Reiss    Executive Producer
Lance Acord    Executive Producer
Jackie Kelman Bisbee    Executive Producer
Cody Ryder    Executive Producer
Wendy Neu    Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin    Executive Producer
Kelsey Koenig    Executive Producer
Lauren Driscoll    Executive Producer
John Driscoll    Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous*    Executive Producer
Davis Guggenheim    Executive Producer
Rahdi Taylor    Executive Producer
Andrew Gertler    Executive Producer
Max Allman    Executive Producer
Ted Haddock    Executive Producer
David Fialkow    Executive Producer
Nina Fialkow    Executive Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.