William Greaves Filmes

"This film explores how freedom of speech — including dissent — is afforded to all Americans, and shows freedom of expression in art,...

The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and...

This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle. Even in this frigid zone of icebergs...

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...

Frederick Douglass, Fighter for Freedom is a 19-minute documentary on the life and times of Frederick Douglass. Historic photos and documdrama...

Documentary about Ali's rise to glory, beginning with his "Cassius Clay" days back in Louisville.

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist,...

An intimate portrait of two inner-city barbershops that provide patrons with more than haircuts.

This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century. In a fictional...

Few remember the name, much less the historical achievements, of Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche. Yet, this African American mediator and United Nations...

An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms with the reckless development that threatens his...

A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the...

After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.

Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in...

This film records the struggle for life within the Arctic Circle. It reveals flowers of startling beauty, whose entire life cycles last less than...

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...

Produced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, this film traces the ongoing struggle for equality by the Spanish-speaking residents of the...

A struggling songwriter abandons his girlfriend for a flashy woman after landing a hit.

A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the...