Filmes

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

Ali the Fighter was made in 1975, when the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight was still fresh in everyone's minds. Filmmaker William Greaves frames Ali's...

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 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...

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

Designed for class instruction and career education, and to prove that space exploration isn’t just for the boys. The film interviews women...

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...

In 1971, maverick filmmaker William Greaves trained his cameras on both Muhammad Ali and his opponent, Joe Frazier, ahead of the “Fight of the...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.

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

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

An intimate portrait of two inner-city barbershops that provide patrons with more than haircuts.