William Greaves
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing33
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982
Director
movieThe Marijuana Affair
1975
Director
movieFrom These Roots
1974
Director
movieThe Fighters
1974
Director
movieThe Fight
1974
Director
movieNationtime: Gary
1972
Director
On Merit
1972
Director
movieVoice of La Raza
1971
Director
movieIn the Company of Men
1969
Director
movieWealth of a Nation
1964
Director
movieEmergency Ward
1959
Director
Production23
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982
Producer
movieBustin' Loose
1981
Executive Producer
movieThe Marijuana Affair
1975
Producer
movieThe Fighters
1974
Producer
movieNationtime: Gary
1972
Producer
movieVoice of La Raza
1971
Producer
Black Journal
1968
Executive Producer
movieWealth of a Nation
1964
Producer
Editing21
Writing17
Acting15
movieOnce Upon a Time in Harlem
2026
Self (archival footage)
tvHollywood Black
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Black Entertainment
1989
Host/Narrator
movieBlack Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986
Narrator/Interviewer
movieSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968
Self - Director
movieSouls of Sin
1949
Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
movieLost Boundaries
1949
Arthur 'Art' Cooper
movieMiracle in Harlem
1948
Bert Hallam
Crew8
movieBlack Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986
Cinematography
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982
Cinematography
movieEvery Nigger Is a Star
1974
Cinematography
movieNationtime: Gary
1972
Cinematography
movieVoice of La Raza
1971
Cinematography
movieStill A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968
Cinematography
movieThe First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
Cinematography
Four Religions
1960
Cinematography
Sound5
Camera3
movieBlack Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986
Camera Operator
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
1982
Director of Photography
movieJust Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
1976
Director of Photography