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William Greaves & David Greaves
US 2026 100'
⚬ History ⚬ Society
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.
"One of the greatest cinematic works of creative nonfiction" - The New Yorker
“Cultural Time-Capsule Doc Invites Us to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Party” - Variety
"A Masterpiece" - Rolling Stone
"One Of The Best Movies Of 2026 Was Shot In 1972” - Vulture
Director | William Greaves, David Greaves |
Producers | Liani Greaves, Anne de Mare |
Production Company | William Greaves Productions, Inc. |
Cinematography | David Greaves, Doug Harris, David Hoffman, Jerry Pantzer |
Editor | Lynn True, Anne de Mare |
Music | Tamar-kali |
Sound | Clive Davidson, Roland Mitchell, Mike Frank |
Sundance 2026 |
Cannes Director's Fortnight 2026 |
Melbourne IFF 2026 |
TIFF 2026 |
Telluride FF 2026 |
Woodstock FF 2026 |
IDFA 2026 |
| Runtime | 100' |
| Spoken Languages | English |
| Production Countries | USA |
Over the course of fifty-two years, William Greaves created an immense body of work that documented, reflected on, and celebrated the African American experience. From 1953-2005, Greaves was the producer, writer, director, cinematographer and/or editor of seventy-nine films. Spanning documentary, narrative, and hybrid forms, the films tell a vast, complex story about the major figures engaged in the fight for social justice, equal opportunity, and basic respect. From the fierce battles for civil rights (Nationtime and Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?) to the remarkable achievements of inspiring leaders (Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice and Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey) and onward to the two uncategorizable, astonishing Symbiopsychotaxiplasm films, William Greaves’s filmography constitutes a unique and powerful portrait of the United States and its checkered history.
David Greaves is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist. He worked as cinematographer and/or editor on many of his father William Greaves’ films including the famed feature film, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 1. Significantly, he was one of the original cameramen during the 1972 shoot for Once Upon a Time in Harlem. In 1996 he founded DBG Media and the award-winning independent newspaper Our Time Press. As a journalist and writer, he has won numerous awards from the Independent Press Association and the New York Association of Black Journalists, including First Place awards for investigative reporting, in-depth reporting, and personal commentary, among them.
