William Greaves Filmes

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...

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

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

A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event...

It covers the activities of Malcolm X University in Durham, North Carolina (which operated for only three years), but above all devotes an entire...

The camera traces the Trans-Canada Highway, unveiling Canada's people, resources, and diverse geography from east to west. It showcases remarkable...

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

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

This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.

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

In this intimate portrait—produced for a segment of National Education Television's "Black Journal" television program—legendary jazz...

A man returns to his home of Jamaica from journey. Along the way, he meets up with famous reggae bands of the time.

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

Directed by African American William Greaves and narrated by actor Ricardo Montalban, Where Dreams Come True is a 1979 NASA film highlighting the...

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

The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...

This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

An American detective investigates the drug trade's influence on violence in Jamaica and corruption among government officials and high-ranking...

Exploring four of the world's major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.

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