William Greaves Movies
- 2017
The Man Who Built Cambodia
The Man Who Built Cambodia02017HD
An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms with the reckless development that threatens his l...
- 1948
Miracle in Harlem
Miracle in Harlem6.21948HD
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.
- 1948
The Fight Never Ends
The Fight Never Ends01948HD
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...
- 2005
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½62005HD
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...
- 1968
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One7.21968HD
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...
- 2006
Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves02006HD
A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair Bo...
- 1949
Souls of Sin
Souls of Sin61949HD
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...
- 1949
Lost Boundaries
Lost Boundaries6.51949HD
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...
- 1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
The First World Festival of Negro Arts71966HD
Official film of the festival, a gathering that laid crucial groundwork for pan-Africanist thinking. Directed by William Greaves, the prolific African...
- 1989
That's Black Entertainment
That's Black Entertainment01989HD
This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.
- 2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson02007HD
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.
- 1986
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?61986HD
The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and exami...