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William Greaves

William Greaves profile
Known For: Directing
Birthday: 1926-10-08
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Known For Filmography

Hollywood Black poster

Hollywood Black

2024
Once Upon a Time in Harlem poster

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026
Lost Boundaries poster

Lost Boundaries

1949
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One poster

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1968
Miracle in Harlem poster

Miracle in Harlem

1948
Sepia Cinderella poster

Sepia Cinderella

1947
Souls of Sin poster

Souls of Sin

1949
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ poster

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

2005
No Photo

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

2007
The First World Festival of Negro Arts poster

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

1966
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? poster

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

1986
That's Black Entertainment poster

That's Black Entertainment

1989
The Man Who Built Cambodia poster

The Man Who Built Cambodia

2017
Discovering William Greaves poster

Discovering William Greaves

2006
The Fight Never Ends poster

The Fight Never Ends

1948