William Greaves
- Born
- October 8, 1926
- Died
- August 25, 2014 (87 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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 nominations, one of which he won for his work as executive producer on the African-American news program Black Journal.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2026Once Upon a Time in HarlemFilm · Director
- 2005Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½Film · Director, Writer, Producer
- 2001Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyRalph Bunche: An American OdysseyFilm · Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
- 1989Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeFilm · Producer, Director, Writer
- 1989That's Black EntertainmentFilm · Director
- 1988The Deep NorthThe Deep NorthFilm · Director, Producer
- 1988The Best of Black JournalThe Best of Black JournalFilm · Director
- 1986Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Film · Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
- 1985Frederick Douglass: An American LifeFilm · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- 1984Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass StoryFighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass StoryFilm · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 1982Booker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyBooker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyFilm · Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Sound, Director
- 1981Space For WomenSpace For WomenFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 1981Bustin' LooseFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.2
- 1979Where Dreams Come TrueFilm · Director
- 1976Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)Film · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1975The Marijuana AffairFilm · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- 1974From These RootsFilm · Director
- 1974The FightersFilm · Producer, Editor, Director
- 1974Every Nigger Is a StarFilm · Cinematography
- 1974Whose Standard English?Whose Standard English?Film · Director
- 1974The FightFilm · Director
- 1972Nationtime: GaryFilm · Writer, Producer, Editor, Director, Cinematography
- 1972On MeritOn MeritFilm · Director
- 1971Voice of La RazaFilm · Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director
- 1970Black Journal: 26; Alice ColtraneFilm · Producer
- 1970Black Journal: 23; New-ArkBlack Journal: 23; New-ArkFilm · Producer
- 1969Black Journal: 18Black Journal: 18Film · Director
- 1969Black Journal: 9Black Journal: 9Film · Director
- 1969In the Company of MenFilm · Director
- 1968Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer★ 6.9
- 1968Black JournalBlack JournalSeries · Executive Producer
- 1968Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle ClassFilm · Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- 1966The First World Festival of Negro ArtsFilm · Director, Producer, Sound, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
- 1964Wealth of a NationFilm · Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
- 1960Four ReligionsFour ReligionsFilm · Cinematography, Editor, Director
- 1959Emergency WardFilm · Director, Editor
- 1959High ArcticHigh ArcticFilm · Writer, Editor
- 1958Blood and FireFilm · Editor
- 1958Smoke and WeatherSmoke and WeatherFilm · Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
- 1958Trans Canada SummerFilm · Sound, Editor
- 1958Islands of the Frozen SeaFilm · Editor
- 1957Profile of a Problem DrinkerProfile of a Problem DrinkerFilm · Editor
- 1957Putting It StraightPutting It StraightFilm · Director
- 1955Bush DoctorBush DoctorFilm · Sound
- 1955The DikesFilm · Sound
