Sam Pollard
Directing
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."
Known for
Directing43
movieTutu
2026
Director
movieI Was Born This Way
2025
Director
tvPhotographer
2024
Director
movieSouth to Black Power
2023
Director
movieThe League
2023
Director
tvBill Russell: Legend
2023
Director
tvHostages
2022
Director
movieCitizen Ashe
2021
Director
movieMLK/FBI
2020
Director
tvWhy We Hate
2019
Director
movieMr. SOUL!
2018
Director
movieMaynard
2017
Director
movieAcorn and the Firestorm
2017
Director
movieTwo Trains Runnin'
2016
Director
movieSlavery by Another Name
2012
Director
tvIndependent Lens
1999
Director
movieGoin' Back to T-Town
1993
Director
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Director
tvEyes on the Prize
1987
Director
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Director
Editing32
movieOl' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
2024
Supervising Editor
movieThe Picture Taker
2022
Editorial Consultant
movieGerrymandering
2010
Editor
movieLillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
2007
Editorial Consultant
movieInside Man
2006
Additional Editing
movieThe Chinatown Files
2001
Consulting Editor
movieBamboozled
2000
Editor
movie4 Little Girls
1997
Editor
movieGirl 6
1996
Editor
movieClockers
1995
Editor
movieJuice
1992
Editor
movieJungle Fever
1991
Editor
moviePrivate Resort
1985
Editor
movieStyle Wars
1984
Editor
movieBody and Soul
1981
Editor
movieForever Young
1981
Editor
movieGanja & Hess
1973
Assistant Editor
Production32
movieFull Circle: The First All Black Everest Ascent
2026
Executive Producer
movieNatchez
2026
Executive Producer
movieTeaching America
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Perfect Neighbor
2025
Executive Producer
movieThis Is Not a Drill
2025
Consulting Producer
tvKatrina: Come Hell and High Water
2025
Executive Producer
movieKeeper
2024
Executive Producer
movieBlack Table
2024
Executive Producer
movieCarlos
2023
Producer
movieLIFT
2023
Executive Producer
movieOutta the Muck
2022
Executive Producer
movieHold Your Fire
2021
Consulting Producer
movieA Crime on the Bayou
2021
Consulting Producer
movieCivil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
2021
Executive Producer
tvTiger
2021
Executive Producer
tvAtlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children
2020
Executive Producer
movieShared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
2020
Consulting Producer
movieWrestle
2018
Consulting Producer
movieAcorn and the Firestorm
2017
Producer
movieReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
Executive Producer
tvThe Blues
2003
Producer
movieJim Brown: All-American
2002
Co-Producer
movie4 Little Girls
1997
Producer
movieGoin' Back to T-Town
1993
Producer
Writing6
Acting2
movieSubject
2023
Self
Style Wars In The Cutting Room
2014
Himself / Editor of Style Wars