William Greaves
Directing · Born Oct 8, 1926 · Died Aug 25, 2014 (87) · 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.
Known for
Directed
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
20055.9
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
20019.0
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989
That's Black Entertainment
19897.0
The Deep North
1988
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
19866.0
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985
Space For Women
1981
Where Dreams Come True
1979
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
1976
The Marijuana Affair
1975
From These Roots
19748.0
The Fighters
19748.0
The Fight
1974
You've Got a Number
1974
Nationtime: Gary
19728.0
Voice of La Raza
19718.0
In the Company of Men
1969
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
19686.9
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
19687.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
19667.0
Wealth of a Nation
1964
Emergency Ward
19597.0
