About
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.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in Harlem2026 · Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½2005 · Director, Writer, Producer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey2001 · Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice1989 · Producer, Director, Writer
That's Black Entertainment1989 · Director
The Deep North1988 · Director, Producer
The Best of Black Journal1988 · Director
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?1986 · Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
Frederick Douglass: An American Life1985 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story1984 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy1982 · Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Sound
Space For Women1981 · Director, Producer, Writer
Bustin' Loose1981 · Executive Producer
Where Dreams Come True1979 · Director
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)1976 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
The Marijuana Affair1975 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
From These Roots1974 · Director
The Fighters1974 · Producer, Editor, Director
Every Nigger Is a Star1974 · Cinematography
Whose Standard English?1974 · Director