Sam Pollard

Director

Born: April 20, 1945 (age 81)
From: Harlem, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (34)

The Lorraine
The Lorraine (2026)
Director
Tutu (2026)
Director
I Was Born This Way (2025)
Director
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
Director
South to Black Power (2023)
Director
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (2023)
Director
The League (2023)
Director
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Director
Subject (2023)
Self
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
Director
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities (2022)
Director
Citizen Ashe (2021)
Director
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
Director
MLK/FBI (2020)
Director
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
Director
Maynard (2017)
Director
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
Director
Acorn and the Firestorm (2017)
Director
The Talk: Race in America (2017)
Director
Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
Director
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)
Director
Style Wars In The Cutting Room
Style Wars In The Cutting Room (2014)
Himself / Editor of Style Wars
Slavery by Another Name (2012)
Director
Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV
Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV (2010)
Director
Chinatown Film Project
Chinatown Film Project (2009)
Director
Love That Movie
Love That Movie (2009)
Director
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008)
Director
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008)
Director
John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006)
Director
The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)
Director