Directing
Sam Pollard
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."
Behind the camera
- 2026Crime and Punishment in AmericaExecutive Producer1 ep.
- 2025Katrina: Come Hell and High WaterExecutive Producer3 ep.
- 2024PhotographerDirector1 ep.
- 2023Bill Russell: LegendDirector2 ep.
- 2022HostagesDirector2 ep.
- 2021TigerExecutive Producer2 ep.
- 2020Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost ChildrenDirector, Executive Producer5 ep.
- 2019Why We HateDirector6 ep.
- 2010If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't RiseEditor, Producer2 ep.
- 2003The BluesProducer1 ep.
- 2002The Rise and Fall of Jim CrowDirector, Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 1999Independent LensDirector1 ep.
- 1999I'll Make Me a WorldDirector6 ep.
- 1988American ExperienceDirector3 ep.
- 1987Eyes on the PrizeDirector, Writer2 ep.
- 1986American MastersDirector4 ep.
Also known as: Samuel D. Pollard · Samuel Pollard