William Greaves
Biography
William Greaves (October 8, 1926 – August 25, 2014) was a documentary filmmaker and a pioneer of African-American filmmaking. He produced more than two hundred documentary films, and wrote and directed more than half of these. Greaves garnered many accolades for his work, including four Emmy nominations, one of which he won for his work as executive producer on the African-American news program Black Journal. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Greaves, licensed under CC-BY-SA,…
Known For
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Filmography
Acting (14)
Movies (14)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026as Self (archival footage)
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017as Self
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007as Self
Discovering William Greaves
2006as Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005as Self
That's Black Entertainment
1989as Host/Narrator
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986as Narrator/Interviewer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968as Self - Director
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966as Narrator
Lost Boundaries
1949as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Souls of Sin
1949as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
The Fight Never Ends
1948
Miracle in Harlem
1948as Bert Hallam
Sepia Cinderella
1947as Patron
Crew (58)
Movies (57)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005Director
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001Editor
That's Black Entertainment
1989Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989Producer
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989Writer
The Best of Black Journal
1988Director
The Deep North
1988Director
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986Camera Operator
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986Cinematography
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986Director
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986Editor
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986Producer
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986Writer
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985Director
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
1984Director
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982Director of Photography
Bustin' Loose
1981Executive Producer
Space For Women
1981Director
Where Dreams Come True
1979Director
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
1976Producer
The Marijuana Affair
1975Director
The Fighters
1974Editor
Every Nigger Is a Star
1974Cinematography
The Fight
1974Director
Whose Standard English?
1974Director
From These Roots
1974Director
Nationtime
1972Writer
On Merit
1972Director
Voice of La Raza
1971Writer
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
1970Producer
Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
1970Producer
Black Journal: 9
1969Director
In the Company of Men
1969Director
Black Journal: 18
1969Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968Editor
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968Producer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968Writer
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968Cinematography
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968Director
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968Editor
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968Producer
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966Director
Wealth of a Nation
1964Editor
Four Religions
1960Cinematography
High Arctic
1959Writer
Emergency Ward
1959Director
Trans Canada Summer
1958Sound
Islands of the Frozen Sea
1958Editor
Smoke and Weather
1958Editor
Blood and Fire
1958Editor
Profile of a Problem Drinker
1957Editor
Putting It Straight
1957Director
Bush Doctor
1955Sound
The Dikes
1955Sound
Television (1)
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