William Greaves

William Greaves

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 nominat…

Filmography

Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
2024 · TV
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026 · Movie
as Self (archival footage)
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968 · Movie
as Self - Director
Sepia Cinderella
Sepia Cinderella
1947 · Movie
as Patron
The Fight Never Ends
The Fight Never Ends
1948 · Movie
Lost Boundaries
Lost Boundaries
1949 · Movie
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Movie
as Self
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 · Movie
as Narrator/Interviewer
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Movie
as Narrator
The Man Who Built Cambodia
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017 · Movie
as Self
Miracle in Harlem
Miracle in Harlem
1948 · Movie
as Bert Hallam
Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves
2006 · Movie
as Self
That's Black Entertainment
That's Black Entertainment
1989 · Movie
as Host/Narrator
Souls of Sin
Souls of Sin
1949 · Movie
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee