William Greaves
Directing · Director · Producer · Editor
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 · Editor · Writer · ProducerBustin' Loose (1981) - Executive ProducerTrans Canada Summer (1958) - Sound · EditorThe Dikes (1955) - SoundBlood and Fire (1958) - EditorRalph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001) - Writer · Editor · Producer · DirectorSmoke and Weather (1958) - Editor · Producer · Writer · DirectorFour Religions (1960) - Editor · Cinematography · DirectorPutting It Straight (1957) - DirectorLost Boundaries (1949) - Arthur 'Art' CooperMiracle in Harlem (1948) - Bert HallamThe Fight Never Ends (1948)From These Roots (1974) - DirectorVoice of La Raza (1971) - Writer · Cinematography · Editor · Producer · DirectorNationtime: Gary (1972) - Producer · Editor · Writer · Director · CinematographyThe Fighters (1974) - Editor · Producer · 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 · Sound · Producer · Editor · Cinematography · WriterThat's Black Entertainment (1989) - Host/Narrator · DirectorStill A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968) - Director · Editor · Cinematography · ProducerEmergency Ward (1959) - Director · EditorBush Doctor (1955) - Sound