William Greaves
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Known For:Directing
Birthday:1926-10-08
Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA
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The Man Who Built Cambodia (2017)
An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms with the reckless development that threatens his...

Miracle in Harlem (1948)
A crooked real estate tycoon tricks a trusting young woman out of her small candy store. When he is found dead, the girl is suspected of the crime.

The Fight Never Ends (1948)
Joe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "go bad" by a gangster known as Caper, an older...

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (2005)
A movie about making movies about making movies. In 1968, William Greaves shot several pairs of actors in a scene in which a woman confronts her...

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (1968)
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation...

Discovering William Greaves (2006)
A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair...

Souls of Sin (1949)
Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer...

Lost Boundaries (1949)
A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the truth comes out, the more prejudiced neighbors...

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)
Official film of the festival, a gathering that laid crucial groundwork for pan-Africanist thinking. Directed by William Greaves, the prolific...

That's Black Entertainment (1989)
This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007)
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)
The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and...

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story (1984)

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story (1984)

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story (1984)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982)

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982)

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982)

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982)

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982)

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy (1982)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976)

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality? (1986)

(1970)
A news magazine series which features stories related to the African-American experience, examining some of the contemporary issues facing the black...