William Greaves
Date of birth: 1926-10-08
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Directing
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017-08-07
An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms
Miracle in Harlem
1948-11-29
A crooked real estate tycoon tricks a trusting young woman out of her small candy store. When he is
The Fight Never Ends
1948-03-06
Joe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "g
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005-01-20
A movie about making movies about making movies. In 1968, William Greaves shot several pairs of acto
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968-10-28
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with
Discovering William Greaves
2006-12-06
A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise A
Souls of Sin
1949-12-25
Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend B
Lost Boundaries
1949-07-02
A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the tru
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966-01-01
"This documentary film covers a 24-day arts festival in Dakar, Senegal that highlighted Black contri
That's Black Entertainment
1989-01-01
This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007-01-31
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986-01-01
The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black comm
Sepia Cinderella
1947-07-25
A struggling songwriter abandons his girlfriend for a flashy woman after landing a hit.