William Greaves
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday8 October 1926
Died25 August 2014 (age 87)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits54
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.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026 · Self (archival footage)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026 · Director
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017 · Self
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 · Self
Discovering William Greaves
2006 · Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Writer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Producer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Writer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Producer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Editor
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989 · Producer
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989 · Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989 · Writer
That's Black Entertainment
1989 · Host/Narrator
That's Black Entertainment
1989 · Director
The Deep North
1988 · Director
The Deep North
1988 · Producer
The Best of Black Journal
1988 · Director
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Narrator/Interviewer
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Camera Operator
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Director
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Producer
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Editor
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Writer
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Cinematography
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985 · Director
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985 · Producer
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985 · Writer
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985 · Editor
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
1984 · Director
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
1984 · Producer
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
1984 · Screenplay
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Director of Photography
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Producer
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Writer
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Editor
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Cinematography
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Sound
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Director
Space For Women
1981 · Director
Space For Women
1981 · Producer
Space For Women
1981 · Writer
Bustin' Loose
1981 · Executive Producer
Where Dreams Come True
1979 · Director
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