William Greaves
Director
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.
Born1926-10-08
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Known For
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Nationtime: Gary
Documentary
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Documentary
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Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Documentary
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Documentary
The Fight
Documentary
Where Dreams Come True
Documentary
On Merit
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
HistoryDrama
5.9
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Documentary
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The Fighters
Documentary
Wealth of a Nation
Documentary
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Voice of La Raza
Documentary
Space For Women
Documentary
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That's Black Entertainment
Documentary
9.0
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Documentary
7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Documentary
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Documentary
The Marijuana Affair
ActionCrime
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
DocumentaryHistory
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Emergency Ward
Documentary
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Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Documentary
The Deep North
Documentary
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Documentary
In the Company of Men
Documentary