Most Popular William Greaves Trailers
Total trailers found: 52
01 January 1959
This film records the struggle for life within the Arctic Circle. It reveals flowers of startling beauty, whose entire life cycles last less than thirty days, and strange animals like the shaggy musk-ox, the shy lemming, and migrant water birds that survive in a land of vast deserts and almost perpetual cold.
04 January 1974
Documentary about Ali's rise to glory, beginning with his "Cassius Clay" days back in Louisville.
25 December 1949
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.
01 January 1959
This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.
01 July 1970
A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African-American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder.
01 November 1972
A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H.
02 January 1957
This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century.
22 May 1981
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.
01 January 1958
The camera traces the Trans-Canada Highway, unveiling Canada's people, resources, and diverse geography from east to west.
07 August 2017
An architect whose iconic buildings defined a newly independent Cambodia struggles to come to terms with the reckless development that threatens his legacy.
01 January 1972
Examines the history and purpose of the "merit system" used by the U.S. Civil Service in hiring and promoting Federal Government workers.
25 January 2026
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 he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.
31 January 2007
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.
01 January 1971
Produced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, this film traces the ongoing struggle for equality by the Spanish-speaking residents of the United States.
30 December 1976
An intimate portrait of two inner-city barbershops that provide patrons with more than haircuts.
01 January 1960
Exploring four of the world's major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
02 July 1949
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.
25 July 1947
A struggling songwriter abandons his girlfriend for a flashy woman after landing a hit.
01 January 1955
A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.
26 October 1970
In this intimate portrait—produced for a segment of National Education Television's "Black Journal" television program—legendary jazz musician Alice Coltrane plays the harp and discusses her thoughts on music, spirituality, family, and the legacy of her late husband, John Coltrane.
12 July 1975
An American detective investigates the drug trade's influence on violence in Jamaica and corruption among government officials and high-ranking members of the police force.
01 January 1957
About "crooked" teeth, dealing with the causes of irregular teeth and stressing the importance of early, regular and systematic care of the primary teeth in preventing such conditions.
01 January 1979
Directed by African American William Greaves and narrated by actor Ricardo Montalban, Where Dreams Come True is a 1979 NASA film highlighting the contributions of women and minorities and encouraging more to consider a career at the agency.
01 January 1988
The first Black-produced and controlled network television series, BLACK JOURNAL won an Emmy for programming excellence in public affairs.
01 January 1974
This film explores innovative ways in which "standard English" can be taught to dialect speaking children.
01 January 1974
In 1971, maverick filmmaker William Greaves trained his cameras on both Muhammad Ali and his opponent, Joe Frazier, ahead of the “Fight of the Century” at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
01 January 1984
Frederick Douglass, Fighter for Freedom is a 19-minute documentary on the life and times of Frederick Douglass.
28 October 1968
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors.
06 March 1948
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.
01 January 1985
This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
01 January 1974
A man returns to his home of Jamaica from journey. Along the way, he meets up with famous reggae bands of the time.
29 November 1948
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.
02 January 1968
The Black middle class, torn between white goals and Black needs, are examined by producers William Greaves and William Branch in a 90-minute NET Journal documentary.
20 January 2005
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.
26 October 1958
The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel make for a revealing film study of men and women dedicated to a life of service to humanity.
24 October 1989
"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period.
01 January 1958
This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle.
01 January 1958
During the fire season, look-out men keep constant vigilance for the first sign of smoke, scanning the territory for miles around.
12 October 1974
Explores the extraordinary artistic, cultural and political flowering that took place in Harlem during the "Roaring 20s.
01 January 1964
"This film explores how freedom of speech — including dissent — is afforded to all Americans, and shows freedom of expression in art, music, dance, architecture, and science.
01 January 1989
This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.
06 December 2006
A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St.
19 January 2001
Few remember the name, much less the historical achievements, of Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche. Yet, this African American mediator and United Nations diplomat was the first person of color anywhere in the world to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
10 July 1981
Designed for class instruction and career education, and to prove that space exploration isn’t just for the boys.
01 January 1986
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.
24 February 1969
Among other topics, includes a documentary on Malcolm X’s influence on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of his death, featuring Betty Shabazz, the widow of the brutally murdered leader.
24 November 1969
It covers the activities of Malcolm X University in Durham, North Carolina (which operated for only three years), but above all devotes an entire segment to the Black athlete, focusing on an episode at the University of Wyoming, where 14 football players were suspended after attempting a protest against the rival team’s religious and racial views, the Brigham Young University.
02 January 1969
This multi-award winning film uses psychodrama to help bridge the communication gap between a group of the so-called "hard-core unemployed" - largely Black and "underclass" - and the men who hire, train and supervise them - mostly white and middle class.
21 December 1988
An investigation into the causes of racial tensions in New York City. Participants express their feelings in matters of race, under the direction and guidance of two prominent therapists.
01 January 1966
"This documentary film covers a 24-day arts festival in Dakar, Senegal that highlighted Black contributions to the cultural heritage of mankind and was attended by an extraordinary cast of over 2,000 luminaries - including Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Alvin Ailey, Aime Cesaire, and Leopold Senghor - from dozens of countries.
31 May 1982
Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
