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Sam Pollard

Director • Born 1945

Sam Pollard

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About

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

American Experience posterAmerican ExperienceSeries • 1988American Masters posterAmerican MastersSeries • 1986Independent Lens posterIndependent LensSeries • 1999Inside Man posterInside ManMovie • 2006The Blues posterThe BluesSeries • 2003Katrina: Come Hell and High Water posterKatrina: Come Hell and High WaterSeries • 2025Bamboozled posterBamboozledMovie • 2000The Perfect Neighbor posterThe Perfect NeighborMovie • 2025Girl 6 posterGirl 6Movie • 1996Surviving the Game posterSurviving the GameMovie • 1994Bill Russell: Legend posterBill Russell: LegendSeries • 2023Juice posterJuiceMovie • 1992Clockers posterClockersMovie • 1995Private Resort posterPrivate ResortMovie • 1985Jungle Fever posterJungle FeverMovie • 1991Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children posterAtlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost ChildrenSeries • 2020Tiger posterTigerSeries • 2021Mo' Better Blues posterMo' Better BluesMovie • 19904 Little Girls poster4 Little GirlsMovie • 1997Style Wars posterStyle WarsMovie • 1984Ganja & Hess posterGanja & HessMovie • 1973MLK/FBI posterMLK/FBIMovie • 2020