William Greaves
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 8, 1926
- Died
- August 25, 2014
- 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.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in Harlem 2026
as Self (archival footage), Director
The Man Who Built Cambodia 2017
as Self
- Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson 2007
as Self
Discovering William Greaves 2006
as Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ 2005
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey 2001
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice 1989
Producer, Director, Writer
That's Black Entertainment 1989
as Host/Narrator, Director
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? 1986
as Narrator/Interviewer, Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
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 1981
Director, Producer, Writer
Bustin' Loose 1981
Executive Producer
Where Dreams Come True 1979
Director
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) 1976
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
The Marijuana Affair 1975
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
From These Roots 1974
Director
The Fighters 1974
Producer, Editor, Director
You've Got a Number 1974
Director
The Fight 1974
Director
- Whose Standard English?
Whose Standard English? 1974
Director
Every Nigger Is a Star 1974
Cinematography
Nationtime: Gary 1972
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director, Cinematography
- On Merit
On Merit 1972
Director
Voice of La Raza 1971
Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director
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 1969
Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One 1968
as Self - Director, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class 1968
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
The First World Festival of Negro Arts 1966
as Narrator, Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Wealth of a Nation 1964
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
Four Religions 1960
Cinematography, Editor, Director
- High Arctic
High Arctic 1959
Writer, Editor
Emergency Ward 1959
Director, Editor
Blood and Fire 1958
Editor
Stigma 1958
Editor
Islands of the Frozen Sea 1958
Editor
Trans Canada Summer 1958
Sound, Editor
- Smoke and Weather
Smoke and Weather 1958
Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
- 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 1955
Sound
Souls of Sin 1949
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Lost Boundaries 1949
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Miracle in Harlem 1948
as Bert Hallam
The Fight Never Ends 1948
Actor
Sepia Cinderella 1947
as Patron
Credits from TMDB.