Overview

• Sunday Best will premiere on Netflix on July 21 as the final feature directed by Sacha Jenkins before his death in May 2025.
• The documentary recreates Ed Sullivan’s voice through AI using verbatim excerpts from his columns, letters and articles.
• It showcases archival footage of Black performers on The Ed Sullivan Show, from Stevie Wonder’s early harmonica solos to the Jackson 5’s breakthrough appearances.
• Testimonials from artists and industry figures such as Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy and Harry Belafonte highlight Sullivan’s impact on desegregating national television.
• The film traces Sullivan’s early activism—from his 1929 New York Evening Graphic column condemning racial discrimination in college sports to his sponsor fallout over color-blind bookings in 1962.