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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Paul Robeson Award · 2012
- Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame · 1980
Filmography9 titles
Hollywood Black
2024as Self (archive footage)
2024as Self (archive footage)
Nationtime
1972Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
1972Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Miracle in Harlem
1948as Bert Hallam
1948as Bert Hallam
Souls of Sin
1949as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
1949as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968as Self - Director
1968as Self - Director
Lost Boundaries
1949as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
1949as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Bustin' Loose
1981Executive Producer
1981Executive Producer
Sepia Cinderella
1947as Patron
1947as Patron
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989Director, Producer, Writer
1989Director, Producer, Writer