Desc: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Gil Scott-Heron: Directed by Don Letts. With Yasiin Bey, Chuck D, Clive Davis, Richie Havens. Gil Scott-Heron (1949 - 2011) was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the first time-from being one of the first black children to integrate an all white Southern state school to becoming the Godfather of Rap.