William Greaves Movies

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

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,...

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

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

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

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...

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...

An investigation into the causes of racial tensions in New York City. Participants express their feelings in matters of race, under the direction and...

This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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

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

"This documentary film covers a 24-day arts festival in Dakar, Senegal that highlighted Black contributions to the cultural heritage of mankind and...

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

Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer...

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

During the fire season, look-out men keep constant vigilance for the first sign of smoke, scanning the territory for miles around. How they are...

This multi-award winning film uses psychodrama to help bridge the communication gap between a group of the so-called "hard-core unemployed" - largely...

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

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