William Greaves
Directing
- Born
- October 8, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 25, 2014 (age 87)
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
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
October 28, 1968
Bustin' Loose
May 22, 1981
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
January 20, 2005
Nationtime: Gary
November 1, 1972
Trans Canada Summer
January 1, 1958
Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
October 26, 1970
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
January 2, 1968
Emergency Ward
January 1, 1959
Blood and Fire
October 26, 1958
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
January 1, 1966
The Dikes
January 1, 1955
From These Roots
October 12, 1974
Behind the camera45
- 2026Once Upon a Time in Harlem Director
- 2005Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ Director, Writer, Producer
- 2001Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey Writer, Editor, Producer, Director
- 1989Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice Producer, Director, Writer
- 1989That's Black Entertainment Director
- 1988The Deep North Director, Producer
- 1988The Best of Black Journal Director
- 1986Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? Camera Operator, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Cinematography
- 1985Frederick Douglass: An American Life Producer, Editor, Director, Writer