Sam Pollardborn 1945

usually

Director

Popularity

1.7

Famous

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."

Credits

LIFT
LIFT

2023

Documentary

Executive Producer

6
0.2
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

2023

Documentary • History

Director

8
0.2
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

2023

Documentary • History

Producer

8
0.2
The League
The League

2023

Documentary

Director

6.5
0.3
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023

Documentary

Producer

0
0.2
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023

Documentary

Director

0
0.2
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

2022

Documentary • History

Director

2
0.2
The Picture Taker
The Picture Taker

2022

Documentary • History

Editorial Consultant

0
0.1
Outta the Muck
Outta the Muck

2022

Documentary

Executive Producer

0
0.1
Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe

2021

Documentary

Director

4.8
0.3
Hold Your Fire
Hold Your Fire

2021

Documentary

Consulting Producer

7
0.3
A Crime on the Bayou
A Crime on the Bayou

2021

Crime • Documentary

Consulting Producer

6
0.6
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

2021

Documentary • Drama • History

Executive Producer

4
0.2
Maynard
Maynard

2017

Documentary • History

Director

5.2
0.2
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

2017

Documentary

Director

6.9
0.2
Acorn and the Firestorm
Acorn and the Firestorm

2017

Documentary • Drama • History

Director

5
0.1
Acorn and the Firestorm
Acorn and the Firestorm

2017

Documentary • Drama • History

Producer

5
0.1
The Talk: Race in America
The Talk: Race in America

2017

Documentary

Director

8
0.1
Two Trains Runnin'
Two Trains Runnin'

2016

Documentary • History • Music

Director

7.2
0.3
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
0
0.2
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014

Documentary

Executive Producer

6.5
0.1
Venus and Serena
Venus and Serena

2012

Documentary

Editor

6.1
0.1
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012

Documentary

Editor

4.5
0.1
Slavery by Another Name
Slavery by Another Name

2012

Documentary • History

Director

7.2
0.1
Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering

2010

Documentary

Editor

4.3
0.1
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
6.8
0.3
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

2007

Documentary • Music

Editor

7
0.1
Inside Man
Inside Man

2006

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Additional Editing

7.4
10.9
Jim Brown: All-American
Jim Brown: All-American

2002

Documentary

Co-Producer

5
0.3
The Chinatown Files
The Chinatown Files

2001

Documentary

Consulting Editor

0
0.2
Bamboozled
Bamboozled

2000

Comedy • Drama

Editor

6.2
0.9
Clockers
Clockers

1995

Crime • Drama • Mystery

Editor

6.7
1.2
Goin' Back to T-Town
Goin' Back to T-Town

1993

Documentary • History

Director

0
0
Goin' Back to T-Town
Goin' Back to T-Town

1993

Documentary • History

Producer

0
0
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever

1991

Drama • Romance

Editor

6.4
1.2
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues

1990

Drama • Music

Editor

6.5
0.8
Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1981

Drama

Editor

3.9
0.4
Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
0
0.1
Natchez
Natchez

2025

Documentary

Executive Producer

0
0.2
I Was Born This Way
I Was Born This Way

2025

Documentary • Music

Director

0
0.3
The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor

2025

Documentary

Executive Producer

0
0.2
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
3.7
0.4
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
3.7
0.4
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

2024

Documentary

Supervising Editor

3.7
0.4
Black Table
Black Table

2024

Documentary

Executive Producer

6
0.1
South to Black Power
South to Black Power

2023

Documentary

Director

6
0.3
Carlos
Carlos

2023

Documentary • Music

Producer

7
0.4
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

Documentary

Director

6.9
0.7
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

Documentary

Producer

6.9
0.7
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!

2018

Comedy • Documentary • Music

Director

7
0.3
Wrestle
Wrestle

2018

Documentary

Consulting Producer

8.5
0.4
Maynard
Maynard

2017

Documentary • History

Writer

5.2
0.2
Acorn and the Firestorm
Acorn and the Firestorm

2017

Documentary • Drama • History

Writer

5
0.1
Remote Area Medical
Remote Area Medical

2013

Documentary

Editor

6.8
0.1
Love That Movie
Love That Movie

2009

Documentary

Director

0
0
Love That Movie
Love That Movie

2009

Documentary

Writer

0
0
Counting The Ballots
Counting The Ballots

Documentary

Director

0
0
The Sound of Philadelphia
The Sound of Philadelphia

Documentary • Music

Director

0
0.1
Keeper
Keeper

2024

Documentary

Executive Producer

0
0.2
MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI

2020

Documentary

Director

6.9
0.4
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
D. Wade: Life Unexpected

2020

Documentary

Producer

7
0.6
Chinatown Film Project
Chinatown Film Project

2009

Comedy • Drama

Director

0
0.1
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
8
0.1
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

2008

Documentary • Music

Writer

0
0.1
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

2008

Documentary • Music

Director

0
0.1
Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

2007

Documentary

Editorial Consultant

0
0
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
The Making of 'Bamboozled'

2001

Documentary

Director

1
0.1
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
The Making of 'Bamboozled'

2001

Documentary

Producer

1
0.1
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls

1997

Documentary

Editor

7.2
0.3
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls

1997

Documentary

Producer

7.2
0.3
Girl 6
Girl 6

1996

Comedy • Drama

Editor

5
1.1
Surviving the Game
Surviving the Game

1994

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Editor

6.1
0.7
Juice
Juice

1992

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Editor

7.2
2.1
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
0
0.1
Private Resort
Private Resort

1985

Comedy

Editor

5.7
1.4
Style Wars
Style Wars

1984

Documentary • Music • TV Movie

Editor

7.4
0.6
Metropolitan Cats
Metropolitan Cats

1983

Documentary

Editor

0
0
Night of the Zombies
Night of the Zombies

1981

Horror

Editor

3.8
0.1
Forever Young
Forever Young

1981

Documentary

Editor

0
0.1
The Little Players
The Little Players

1981

Documentary

Editor

0
0.1

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