William Greaves
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William Greaves

Born 1926-10-08 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 2014-08-25

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

Bustin' Loose★ 5.9
Bustin' Loose
1981
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One★ 7.6
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½★ 6.4
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
2005
Lost Boundaries★ 6.6
Lost Boundaries
1949
Blood and Fire
Blood and Fire
1958
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
1976
The New-Ark [Black Journal segment]
The New-Ark [Black Journal segment]
1968
The Fight
The Fight
1974
The First World Festival of Negro Arts★ 7
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves
2006
Souls of Sin
Souls of Sin
1949
The Man Who Built Cambodia
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2022
That's Black Entertainment
That's Black Entertainment
1989
The Marijuana Affair
The Marijuana Affair
1975
Miracle in Harlem★ 6.2
Miracle in Harlem
1948
The Fighters
The Fighters
1974
Alice Coltrane [Black Journal segment]
Alice Coltrane [Black Journal segment]
1970
The Dikes
The Dikes
1955
Nationtime
Nationtime
1972
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968
Wealth of a Nation
Wealth of a Nation
1964
Voice of La Raza
Voice of La Raza
1971
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?★ 6
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986