Sam Pollard
Directing
Born: 1945-04-20 · Harlem, New York, USA
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 u
🎬 Movies (30)
Natchez
2026
Executive Producer
Tutu
2026
Director
The Lorraine
2026
Director
Full Circle: The First All Black Everest Ascent
2026
Executive Producer
I Was Born This Way
2025
Director
The Perfect Neighbor
2025
Executive Producer
Teaching America
2025
Executive Producer
This Is Not a Drill
2025
Consulting Producer
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
2024
Director
Black Table
2024
Executive Producer
Keeper
2024
Executive Producer
Subject
2023
Self
LIFT
2023
Executive Producer
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
2023
Director
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
Director
The League
2023
Director
Carlos
2023
Producer
South to Black Power
2023
Director
Outta the Muck
2022
Executive Producer
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
2022
Director
The Picture Taker
2022
Editorial Consultant
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
2022
Director
A Crime on the Bayou
2021
Consulting Producer
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
2021
Executive Producer
Citizen Ashe
2021
Director
Hold Your Fire
2021
Consulting Producer
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021
Director
Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
2020
Consulting Producer
MLK/FBI
2020
Director
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020
Producer
📺 TV Shows (15)
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
2025
Executive Producer
Photographer
2024
Director
Bill Russell: Legend
2023
Director
Hostages
2022
Director
Tiger
2021
Executive Producer
Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children
2020
Director
Why We Hate
2019
Director
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
2010
Editor
The Blues
2003
Producer
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
2002
Director
Independent Lens
1999
Director
I'll Make Me a World
1999
Director
American Experience
1988
Director
Eyes on the Prize
1987
Director
American Masters
1986
Director