Biografía y filmografía

William Greaves

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.

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Películas (54)

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026 · Self (archival footage), Director

The Man Who Built Cambodia

The Man Who Built Cambodia

2017 · Self

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

2007 · Self

Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves

2006 · Self

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

2005 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer

Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

2001 · Writer, Producer, Editor, Director

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

1989 · Producer, Director, Writer

That's Black Entertainment

That's Black Entertainment

1989 · Host/Narrator, Director

The Deep North

The Deep North

1988 · Director, Producer

The Best of Black Journal

The Best of Black Journal

1988 · Director

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

1986 · Narrator/Interviewer, Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Cinematography

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

1985 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story

1984 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

1982 · Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Sound, Director

Space For Women

Space For Women

1981 · Director, Producer, Writer

Bustin' Loose

Bustin' Loose

1981 · Executive Producer

Where Dreams Come True

Where Dreams Come True

1979 · Director

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

1976 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

The Marijuana Affair

The Marijuana Affair

1975 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

From These Roots

From These Roots

1974 · Director

The Fighters

The Fighters

1974 · Producer, Editor, Director

Every Nigger Is a Star

Every Nigger Is a Star

1974 · Cinematography

Whose Standard English?

Whose Standard English?

1974 · Director

The Fight

The Fight

1974 · Director

You've Got a Number

You've Got a Number

1974 · Director

Nationtime: Gary

Nationtime: Gary

1972 · Writer, Producer, Editor, Director, Cinematography

On Merit

On Merit

1972 · Director

Voice of La Raza

Voice of La Raza

1971 · Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

1970 · Producer

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

1970 · Producer

Black Journal: 18

Black Journal: 18

1969 · Director

Black Journal: 9

Black Journal: 9

1969 · Director

In the Company of Men

In the Company of Men

1969 · Director

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1968 · Self - Director, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

1968 · Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

1966 · Narrator, Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, Editor

Wealth of a Nation

Wealth of a Nation

1964 · Editor, Director, Writer, Producer

Four Religions

Four Religions

1960 · Cinematography, Editor, Director

Emergency Ward

Emergency Ward

1959 · Director, Editor

High Arctic

High Arctic

1959 · Writer, Editor

Blood and Fire

Blood and Fire

1958 · Editor

Smoke and Weather

Smoke and Weather

1958 · Editor, Producer, Writer, Director

Trans Canada Summer

Trans Canada Summer

1958 · Sound, Editor

Islands of the Frozen Sea

Islands of the Frozen Sea

1958 · Editor

Stigma

Stigma

1958 · Editor

Profile of a Problem Drinker

Profile of a Problem Drinker

1957 · Editor

Putting It Straight

Putting It Straight

1957 · Director

Bush Doctor

Bush Doctor

1955 · Sound

The Dikes

The Dikes

1955 · Sound

Souls of Sin

Souls of Sin

1949 · Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee

Lost Boundaries

Lost Boundaries

1949 · Arthur 'Art' Cooper

Miracle in Harlem

Miracle in Harlem

1948 · Bert Hallam

The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

1948

Sepia Cinderella

Sepia Cinderella

1947 · Patron

Series (2)