William Greaves

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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.

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Appearances

The Man Who Built Cambodia
The Man Who Built Cambodia
Self
Miracle in Harlem
7.5
Miracle in Harlem
Bert Hallam
The Fight Never Ends
8.0
The Fight Never Ends
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
6.3
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Self
Discovering William Greaves
7.0
Discovering William Greaves
Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
6.9
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Self - Director
Souls of Sin
7.0
Souls of Sin
Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Lost Boundaries
6.6
Lost Boundaries
Arthur 'Art' Cooper
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Narrator
That's Black Entertainment
7.0
That's Black Entertainment
Host/Narrator
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
6.0
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Narrator/Interviewer
Sepia Cinderella
5.2
Sepia Cinderella
Patron
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Self (archival footage)
Hollywood Black
9.0
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Bustin' Loose
6.2
Bustin' Loose
Executive Producer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
6.9
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
6.3
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Director, Writer, Producer
Black Journal
8.0
Black Journal
Executive Producer
The Fighters
8.0
The Fighters
Editor, Producer, Director
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
7.0
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematography
Emergency Ward
7.0
Emergency Ward
Director, Editor
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
Producer
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Blood and Fire
9.0
Blood and Fire
Editor
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Wealth of a Nation
Wealth of a Nation
Editor, Director, Producer, Writer
From These Roots
8.0
From These Roots
Director
That's Black Entertainment
7.0
That's Black Entertainment
Director
Black Journal: 18
Black Journal: 18
Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Producer, Director, Writer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
9.0
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
Trans Canada Summer
10.0
Trans Canada Summer
Sound, Editor
The Dikes
10.0
The Dikes
Sound
Voice of La Raza
8.0
Voice of La Raza
Editor, Writer, Cinematography, Producer, Director
In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men
Director
Islands of the Frozen Sea
7.0
Islands of the Frozen Sea
Editor
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Editor, Producer, Writer, Sound, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Director
Nationtime
8.0
Nationtime
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director, Cinematography
Profile of a Problem Drinker
Profile of a Problem Drinker
Editor
Every Nigger Is a Star
1.0
Every Nigger Is a Star
Cinematography
Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
5.0
Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
Producer
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Whose Standard English?
Whose Standard English?
Director
On Merit
On Merit
Director
Putting It Straight
9.0
Putting It Straight
Director
Smoke and Weather
9.0
Smoke and Weather
Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
Four Religions
9.0
Four Religions
Editor, Cinematography, Director
The Best of Black Journal
The Best of Black Journal
Director
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
6.0
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Camera Operator, Director, Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Writer
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
The Fight
The Fight
Director
Space For Women
Space For Women
Director, Producer, Writer
Where Dreams Come True
Where Dreams Come True
Director
The Marijuana Affair
The Marijuana Affair
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
High Arctic
High Arctic
Writer, Editor
Bush Doctor
7.0
Bush Doctor
Sound
The Deep North
The Deep North
Director, Producer
Black Journal: 9
Black Journal: 9
Director
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Director
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