William Greaves Movies

  • 2017
    The Man Who Built Cambodia

    The Man Who Built Cambodia

    The Man Who Built Cambodia

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

    The Man Who Built Cambodia
  • 1948
    Miracle in Harlem

    Miracle in Harlem

    Miracle in Harlem

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    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.

    Miracle in Harlem
  • 1948
    The Fight Never Ends

    The Fight Never Ends

    The Fight Never Ends

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    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...

    The Fight Never Ends
  • 2005
    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

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    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...

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
  • 2006
    Discovering William Greaves

    Discovering William Greaves

    Discovering William Greaves

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

    Discovering William Greaves
  • 1968
    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

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    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...

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
  • 1949
    Souls of Sin

    Souls of Sin

    Souls of Sin

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    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...

    Souls of Sin
  • 1949
    Lost Boundaries

    Lost Boundaries

    Lost Boundaries

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    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...

    Lost Boundaries
  • 1966
    The First World Festival of Negro Arts

    The First World Festival of Negro Arts

    The First World Festival of Negro Arts

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    Official film of the festival, a gathering that laid crucial groundwork for pan-Africanist thinking. Directed by William Greaves, the prolific African...

    The First World Festival of Negro Arts
  • 1989
    That's Black Entertainment

    That's Black Entertainment

    That's Black Entertainment

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

    That's Black Entertainment
  • 2007
    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

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    A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
  • 1986
    Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

    Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

    Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

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

    Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?