William Greaves
Known for DirectingBorn 1926-10-08Died 2014-08-25New 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.Read more
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Trans Canada Summer
1958 · Movie
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The Dikes
1955 · Movie
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Hollywood Black
2024 · Series
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
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Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Movie
Four Religions
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Four Religions
1960 · Movie
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Blood and Fire
1958 · Movie
Smoke and Weather
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Smoke and Weather
1958 · Movie
Putting It Straight
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Putting It Straight
1957 · Movie
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From These Roots
1974 · Movie
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The Fighters
1974 · Movie
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Nationtime
1972 · Movie
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Voice of La Raza
1971 · Movie
Black Journal
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Black Journal
1968 · Series
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The Fight Never Ends
1948 · Movie
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Discovering William Greaves
2006 · Movie
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Miracle in Harlem
1948 · Movie
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That's Black Entertainment
1989 · Movie
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Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968 · Movie
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The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Movie
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968 · Movie
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Emergency Ward
1959 · Movie
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Islands of the Frozen Sea
1958 · Movie
Bush Doctor
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Bush Doctor
1955 · Movie
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Souls of Sin
1949 · Movie
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Movie
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Lost Boundaries
1949 · Movie
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Bustin' Loose
1981 · Movie
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Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Movie
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Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
1970 · Movie
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Sepia Cinderella
1947 · Movie
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Every Nigger Is a Star
1974 · Movie
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Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026 · Movie
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The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017 · Movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 · Movie
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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989 · Movie
The Best of Black Journal
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The Best of Black Journal
1988 · Movie
The Deep North
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The Deep North
1988 · Movie
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Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985 · Movie
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
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Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
1984 · Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982 · Movie
Space For Women
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Space For Women
1981 · Movie
Where Dreams Come True
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Where Dreams Come True
1979 · Movie
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Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
1976 · Movie
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The Marijuana Affair
1975 · Movie
Whose Standard English?
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Whose Standard English?
1974 · Movie
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The Fight
1974 · Movie
On Merit
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On Merit
1972 · Movie
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
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Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
1970 · Movie