William Greaves
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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 08, 1926
Deathday: August 25, 2014
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The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017-08-07
The Man Who Built Cambodia
Overview: An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms with the reckless development that threatens his legacy.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-07
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Miracle in Harlem
1948-11-29
Miracle in Harlem
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-29
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The Fight Never Ends
1948-03-06
The Fight Never Ends
Overview: 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 brother of one of the youths.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-06
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005-01-20
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Overview: 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 husband and ends their relationship. In "Take 2 1/2," Greaves starts with 1968 takes of one of these pairs of actors plus footage of the crew discussing the film's progress. Then, 35 years later, Greaves brings back to Central Park those actors and some of the original crew (plus others) to film a reunion of the characters Alice and Freddie. We watch scenes of these characters and discussions among the actors and crew. Greaves explores and dramatizes the dialectic in the creative process.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-20
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Discovering William Greaves
2006-12-06
Discovering William Greaves
Overview: A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair Bourne, and film scholar Scott MacDonald. Released within Criterion's Symbiopsychotaxiplasm set.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-06
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
1968-10-28
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
Overview: 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 between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-28
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Souls of Sin
1949-12-25
Souls of Sin
Overview: Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer 'Alabama' Lee. But, tired of being broke, Dollar Bill gets more steady employment...doing illegal errands for gangster Bad Boy George. The now prosperous Bill ignores pretty, adoring Etta and takes up with sultry singer Regina. Will Bill's way of life catch up with him? Will his upright friends be more successful in the end?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-25
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Lost Boundaries
1949-07-02
Lost Boundaries
Overview: 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 their expulsion from the community.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-02
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The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966-01-01
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Overview: Official film of the festival, a gathering that laid crucial groundwork for pan-Africanist thinking. Directed by William Greaves, the prolific African American actor and filmmaker who left the US in the 1950s to train at the more liberal, welcoming National Film Board of Canada.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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That's Black Entertainment
1989-01-01
That's Black Entertainment
Overview: This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007-01-31
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Overview: 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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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-31
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Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986-01-01
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Overview: The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and examines the notion of Black power itself. Greaves interviewed major Black leaders, such as Franklin Thomas, Clifton Wharton Jr., Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Lerone Bennett Jr. to present a candid take on issues within the African American community, revealing wider societal problems in America at large.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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