Sam Pollard
Biography
Samuel D. Pollard (born 20 April, 1945; Harlem) is an American documentary director, producer and editor. His films have garnered numerous awards such as Peabodys, Emmys, and an Academy Award nomination. In 2020, the International Documentary Association gave him a career achievement award. Spike Lee, whose films Pollard has edited and produced, described him as being "a master filmmaker." Henry Louis Gates Jr. characterizes his work in this way: "When I think about his documentaries, they add up to a corpus — a way of telling African-American history in its various dimensions."
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (27 movies)
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
2022
Citizen Ashe
2021
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
2023
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993
Slavery by Another Name
2012
John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend
2006
Two Trains Runnin'
2016
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015
The Talk: Race in America
2017
Acorn and the Firestorm
2017
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017
The League
2023
Maynard
2017
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
2024
Love That Movie
2009
Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV
2010
I Was Born This Way
2025
South to Black Power
2023
Mr. SOUL!
2018
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
2008
MLK/FBI
2020
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021
Chinatown Film Project
2009
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
2008
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
2022
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Goin' Back to T-Town | 1993 | Producer |
| 4 Little Girls | 1997 | Producer |
| The Making of 'Bamboozled' | 2001 | Producer |
| Marvin Gaye: What's Going On | 2008 | Writer |
| Love That Movie | 2009 | Writer |
| Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Acorn and the Firestorm | 2017 | Producer |
| Acorn and the Firestorm | 2017 | Writer |
| Maynard | 2017 | Writer |
| D. Wade: Life Unexpected | 2020 | Producer |
| Black Art: In the Absence of Light | 2021 | Producer |
| Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Outta the Muck | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | 2023 | Producer |
| The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools | 2023 | Producer |
| LIFT | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Carlos | 2023 | Producer |
| Black Table | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys | 2024 | Producer |
| Keeper | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Natchez | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| The Perfect Neighbor | 2025 | Executive Producer |