![William Greaves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9rzW1T4gT0lMvnu9oUG253Xnh51.jpg)
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 nominations, one of which he won for his work as executive producer on the African-American news program Black Journal.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 4.075 |
Birthday | 1926-10-08 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As |
![Miracle in Harlem](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d1QwawEKbW8vdFCWrhTibQ1Vk1T.jpg)
1948
![Miracle in Harlem](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d1QwawEKbW8vdFCWrhTibQ1Vk1T.jpg)
Miracle in Harlem
6.2/2
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.
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Miracle in Harlem
![Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/39TSZRoeDbZoZ4Ft4n7ZcQsBCOy.jpg)
2005
![Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/39TSZRoeDbZoZ4Ft4n7ZcQsBCOy.jpg)
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
6/12
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 husba...
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
![Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wMRtQ3A4pOmG2dXKOxx9tTerFi6.jpg)
1968
![Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wMRtQ3A4pOmG2dXKOxx9tTerFi6.jpg)
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
7.2/49
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 betw...
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
![Discovering William Greaves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xI1yWYSYnv3GxWFoC12IXsXOpX0.jpg)
2006
![Discovering William Greaves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xI1yWYSYnv3GxWFoC12IXsXOpX0.jpg)
Discovering William Greaves
0/0
A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair Bo...
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![The First World Festival of Negro Arts](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kb8C7ht5yVQbZbDWPD21UPRfj3a.jpg)
1966
![The First World Festival of Negro Arts](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kb8C7ht5yVQbZbDWPD21UPRfj3a.jpg)
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
7/1
Official film of the festival, a gathering that laid crucial groundwork for pan-Africanist thinking. Directed by William Greaves, the prolific African...
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The First World Festival of Negro Arts
![Lost Boundaries](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g2SsOErhrmOBtAbKIFEJQeQuFOj.jpg)
1949
![Lost Boundaries](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g2SsOErhrmOBtAbKIFEJQeQuFOj.jpg)
Lost Boundaries
6.5/10
A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the truth comes out, the more prejudiced neighbors demand...
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Lost Boundaries
![Souls of Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fC0z8ni8xbgWcooS0bijBR6YT8O.jpg)
1949
![Souls of Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fC0z8ni8xbgWcooS0bijBR6YT8O.jpg)
Souls of Sin
6/1
Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer 'Alab...
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![That's Black Entertainment](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iRttttky5dKHB4KASLXQ6ag8lk1.jpg)
1989
![That's Black Entertainment](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iRttttky5dKHB4KASLXQ6ag8lk1.jpg)
That's Black Entertainment
0/0
This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.
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That's Black Entertainment
![Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2007
![Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
0/0
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.
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![Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oKTlLluex7LQ0LipoSKFK5jCXUP.jpg)
1986
![Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oKTlLluex7LQ0LipoSKFK5jCXUP.jpg)
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
6/1
The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and exami...
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Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
![The Man Who Built Cambodia](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zbRDUgXZ78lkyKJC9NLw3HjwMr7.jpg)
2017
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The Man Who Built Cambodia
0/0
An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms with the reckless development that threatens his l...
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![The Fight Never Ends](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1OZvXxtppJQFzQHOu0AWy2dR5z1.jpg)
1948
![The Fight Never Ends](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1OZvXxtppJQFzQHOu0AWy2dR5z1.jpg)
The Fight Never Ends
0/0
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 brot...
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