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William Greaves

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William Greaves

Born October 8, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA · Died August 25, 2014

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, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

68IMDb7.2

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Self - Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Bustin' Loose

45IMDb6.1

Bustin' Loose

Executive Producer

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

5.9 TMDB

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

Self, Director, Writer, Producer

Lost Boundaries

IMDb7.0

Lost Boundaries

Arthur 'Art' Cooper

Sepia Cinderella

5.2 TMDB

Sepia Cinderella

Patron

Hollywood Black

3.0 TMDB

Hollywood Black

Self (archive footage)

Miracle in Harlem

IMDb5.7

Miracle in Harlem

Bert Hallam

Souls of Sin

7.0 TMDB

Souls of Sin

Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee

Nationtime: Gary

8.0 TMDB

Nationtime: Gary

Writer, Producer, Editor, Director, Cinematography

Trans Canada Summer

10.0 TMDB

Trans Canada Summer

Sound, Editor

The Fight Never Ends

8.0 TMDB

The Fight Never Ends

1948 · Movie

Discovering William Greaves

7.0 TMDB

Discovering William Greaves

Self

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

7.0 TMDB

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Narrator, Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, Editor

That's Black Entertainment

IMDb7.8

That's Black Entertainment

Host/Narrator, Director

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

6.0 TMDB

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

Narrator/Interviewer, Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Cinematography

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

5.0 TMDB

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

Producer

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

7.0 TMDB

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor

Emergency Ward

7.0 TMDB

Emergency Ward

Director, Editor

Blood and Fire

9.0 TMDB

Blood and Fire

Editor

The Dikes

10.0 TMDB

The Dikes

Sound

Filmography

  1. 2026Once Upon a Time in HarlemSelf (archival footage), DirectorMovie
  2. 2024Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)Series
  3. 2017The Man Who Built CambodiaSelfMovie
  4. 2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelfMovie
  5. 2006Discovering William GreavesSelfMovie
  6. 2005Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½Self, Director, Writer, ProducerMovie
  7. 2001Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyWriter, Producer, Editor, DirectorMovie
  8. 1989Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeProducer, Director, WriterMovie
  9. 1989That's Black EntertainmentHost/Narrator, DirectorMovie
  10. 1988The Deep NorthDirector, ProducerMovie
  11. 1988The Best of Black JournalDirectorMovie
  12. 1986Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Narrator/Interviewer, Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, CinematographyMovie
  13. 1985Frederick Douglass: An American LifeDirector, Producer, Writer, EditorMovie
  14. 1984Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass StoryDirector, Producer, ScreenplayMovie
  15. 1982Booker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyDirector of Photography, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, SoundMovie
  16. 1981Space For WomenDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
  17. 1981Bustin' LooseExecutive ProducerMovie
  18. 1979Where Dreams Come TrueDirectorMovie
  19. 1976Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of PhotographyMovie
  20. 1975The Marijuana AffairDirector, Producer, Writer, EditorMovie
  21. 1974From These RootsDirectorMovie
  22. 1974The FightersProducer, Editor, DirectorMovie
  23. 1974Every Nigger Is a StarCinematographyMovie
  24. 1974Whose Standard English?DirectorMovie
  25. 1974The FightDirectorMovie
  26. 1974You've Got a NumberDirectorMovie
  27. 1972Nationtime: GaryWriter, Producer, Editor, Director, CinematographyMovie
  28. 1972On MeritDirectorMovie
  29. 1971Voice of La RazaWriter, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, DirectorMovie
  30. 1970Black Journal: 26; Alice ColtraneProducerMovie
  31. 1970Black Journal: 23; New-ArkProducerMovie
  32. 1969Black Journal: 18DirectorMovie
  33. 1969Black Journal: 9DirectorMovie
  34. 1969In the Company of MenDirectorMovie
  35. 1968Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneSelf - Director, Writer, Editor, ProducerMovie
  36. 1968Black JournalExecutive ProducerSeries
  37. 1968Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle ClassDirector, Producer, Cinematography, EditorMovie
  38. 1966The First World Festival of Negro ArtsNarrator, Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, EditorMovie
  39. 1964Wealth of a NationEditor, Director, Writer, ProducerMovie
  40. 1960Four ReligionsCinematography, Editor, DirectorMovie
  41. 1959Emergency WardDirector, EditorMovie
  42. 1959High ArcticWriter, EditorMovie
  43. 1958Blood and FireEditorMovie
  44. 1958Trans Canada SummerSound, EditorMovie
  45. 1958Smoke and WeatherEditor, Producer, Writer, DirectorMovie
  46. 1958Islands of the Frozen SeaEditorMovie
  47. 1957Profile of a Problem DrinkerEditorMovie
  48. 1957Putting It StraightDirectorMovie
  49. 1955Bush DoctorSoundMovie
  50. 1955The DikesSoundMovie
  51. 1949Souls of SinIsaiah 'Alabama' LeeMovie
  52. 1949Lost BoundariesArthur 'Art' CooperMovie
  53. 1948Miracle in HarlemBert HallamMovie
  54. 1948The Fight Never EndsMovie
  55. 1947Sepia CinderellaPatronMovie