William Greaves
Directing
Born October 8, 1926 — Died August 25, 2014
From New York City, New York, USA
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 nominat...
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Self (archival footage)
2026
The Man Who Built Cambodia
Self
2017
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
2007
Discovering William Greaves
Self
20067.0
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Self
20055.9
That's Black Entertainment
Host/Narrator
19897.0
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Narrator/Interviewer
19866.0
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Self - Director
19686.8
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Narrator
19667.0
Souls of Sin
Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
19497.0
Lost Boundaries
Arthur 'Art' Cooper
19496.6
Miracle in Harlem
Bert Hallam
19487.5
The Fight Never Ends
19488.0
Sepia Cinderella
Patron
19475.2