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."
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
The Perfect Neighbor
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2025
Natchez
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2025
I Was Born This Way
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Keeper
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Role: Supervising Editor
MOVIE • 2024
Black Table
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Photographer
Role: Director
TV • 2024
South to Black Power
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Carlos
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
LIFT
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2023
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
The League
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Bill Russell: Legend
Role: Director
TV • 2023
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022