William Greaves
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Oct 8, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1947–2014
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.
Filmography
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1971) — Director · Writer · Editor · ProducerBustin' Loose (1981) — Executive ProducerTrans Canada Summer (1958) — Sound · EditorThe Dikes (1955) — SoundBlood and Fire (1958) — EditorRalph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001) — Writer · Producer · Editor · DirectorSmoke and Weather (1958) — Editor · Producer · Writer · DirectorFour Religions (1960) — Cinematography · Editor · DirectorPutting It Straight (1957) — DirectorLost Boundaries (1949) — Arthur 'Art' CooperMiracle in Harlem (1948) — Bert HallamThe Fight Never Ends (1948)From These Roots (1974) — DirectorNationtime: Gary (1972) — Writer · Producer · Editor · Director · CinematographyThe Fighters (1974) — Producer · Editor · DirectorVoice of La Raza (1971) — Writer · Producer · Cinematography · Editor · DirectorBlack Journal (1968) — Executive ProducerSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (2005) — Director · Writer · ProducerSouls of Sin (1949) — Isaiah 'Alabama' LeeThe First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966) — Narrator · Director · Producer · Sound · Writer · Cinematography · EditorThat's Black Entertainment (1989) — Host/Narrator · DirectorStill A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968) — Director · Producer · Cinematography · EditorEmergency Ward (1959) — Director · EditorBush Doctor (1955) — Sound