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.
Behind the camera
2026Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Director
2005Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Director & Writer
1989That's Black Entertainment
Director
1989Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Director & Writer
1986Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Director & Writer
1985Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Director & Writer
1976Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Director & Writer
1975The Marijuana Affair
Director & Writer
1974From These Roots
Director
1974The Fighters
Director
1974The Fight
Director
1972Nationtime
Director & Writer
1971Voice of La Raza
Director & Writer
1969In the Company of Men
Director
1968Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Director & Writer
1968Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Director
1966The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Director & Writer
1964Wealth of a Nation
Director & Writer
1959Emergency Ward
Director