Director
William Greaves
October 8, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Often works with
Emory Richardson
3 titles together
Lost Boundaries, Sepia Cinderella, Souls of Sin
Sheila Guyse
2 titles together
Sepia Cinderella, Miracle in Harlem
Sidney Poitier
2 titles together
Sepia Cinderella, Nationtime: Gary
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Ruble Blakey
2 titles together
Sepia Cinderella, Miracle in Harlem
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Jack Carter
2 titles together
Sepia Cinderella, Miracle in Harlem
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Savannah Churchill
2 titles together
Souls of Sin, Miracle in Harlem
Full filmography · 25
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Writer and Director
2001
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Director and Writer
1989
That's Black Entertainment
as Host/Narrator and Director
1989
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
as Narrator/Interviewer and Director and Writer
1986
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Director and Writer
1985
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Writer and Director
1976
The Marijuana Affair
Director and Writer
1975
From These Roots
Director
1974
The Fighters
Director
1974
The Fight
Director
1974
Nationtime: Gary
Writer and Director
1972
Voice of La Raza
Writer and Director
1971