Directing
William Greaves
EN cinema · 54 credits
Born
8 October 1926
Died
25 August 2014 (aged 87)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
as Self (archival footage), Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
That's Black Entertainment
as Host/Narrator, Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Producer, Director, Writer
The Deep North
Director, Producer
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
as Narrator/Interviewer, Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
1984
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Sound, Director
Space For Women
Director, Producer, Writer
Bustin' Loose
Executive Producer
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
The Marijuana Affair
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
From These Roots
Director
The Fighters
Producer, Editor, Director
Every Nigger Is a Star
Cinematography
The Fight
Director
Nationtime: Gary
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director, Cinematography
Voice of La Raza
Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
as Self - Director, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Narrator, Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Wealth of a Nation
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
Four Religions
1960
Four Religions
Cinematography, Editor, Director
Emergency Ward
Director, Editor
High Arctic
1959
High Arctic
Writer, Editor
Smoke and Weather
1958
Smoke and Weather
Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
Trans Canada Summer
Sound, Editor
Stigma
Editor
Souls of Sin
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Lost Boundaries
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Miracle in Harlem
as Bert Hallam
Sepia Cinderella
as Patron