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William Greaves

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Born: October 8, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA

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 Bl...

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Film

52 Titles
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
FILM
Once Upon a Time in Harlem2026
Bustin' Loose
6.2
FILM
Bustin' Loose1981
Lost Boundaries
6.6
FILM
Lost Boundaries1949
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
6.9
FILM
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One1968
Nationtime
8.0
FILM
Nationtime1972
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
FILM
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark1970
The Fight
FILM
The Fight1974
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
FILM
Frederick Douglass: An American Life1985
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
9.0
FILM
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey2001
The Fighters
8.0
FILM
The Fighters1974
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
6.3
FILM
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½2005
Space For Women
FILM
Space For Women1981
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
FILM
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice1989
Souls of Sin
7.0
FILM
Souls of Sin1949
Miracle in Harlem
7.5
FILM
Miracle in Harlem1948
Voice of La Raza
8.0
FILM
Voice of La Raza1971

Series

2 Titles
Hollywood Black
9.0
SERIES
Hollywood Black2024–
Black Journal
8.0
SERIES
Black Journal1968–
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