Sam Pollard

Known for

Directing

Born

Apr 20, 1945

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 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."

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Style Wars In The Cutting Room

20140.0out of 10

Jungle Fever

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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

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Outta the Muck

20220.0out of 10

A Crime on the Bayou

20216.0out of 10

Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance

20200.0out of 10

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

20221.5out of 10

LIFT

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Gerrymandering

20104.3out of 10

Joe Papp in Five Acts

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Venus and Serena

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Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

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Citizen Ashe

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The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

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Body and Soul

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Hold Your Fire

20216.5out of 10

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

20146.5out of 10