Biography
Sam POLLARD is an American editor, producer and filmmaker with a career of more than three decades. as a producer he got an Emmy Award for Spike Lee Presents Mike Tyson and an Oscar nomination for Four Little Girls (1997). He is a teacher at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York and he is a member at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2000 |
Bamboozled |
| 1996 |
Girl 6 |
| 1995 |
Clockers |
| 1994 |
Surviving the Game |
| 1992 |
Juice |
| 1991 |
Jungle Fever |
| 1990 |
Mo' Better Blues |
| 1985 |
Private Resort |
| 1981 |
Body and Soul |
Night of the Zombies |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: The Lonnie Holley Story |
| 2017 |
Maynard |
| 2015 |
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (series) |
| 2014 |
Cooler Bandits, The |
| 2013 |
Remote Area Medical |
| 2012 |
Venus and Serena |
| 2011 |
Griot |
| 2010 |
Gerrymandering |
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of |
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| 2009 |
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama |
| 2007 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song |
| 2005 |
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela |
| 2004 |
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed |
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (concert) |
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| 2002 |
Hookers at the Point: 5 Years Later: America Undercover |
| 2001 |
The Papp Project |
| 2000 |
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (TV movie) |
| 1997 |
4 Little Girls |
| 1987 |
Distant Harmony |
| 1984 |
Smithsonian World (series) |
| 1983 |
Style Wars |
Director
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Photographer (series) |
Campbell Addy: Feeling Seen (E04) |
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| 2023 |
Bill Russell: Legend |
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes |
|
South to Black Power |
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The League |
|
| 2022 |
Hostages (series) |
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power |
|
| 2021 |
Black Art: In the Absence of Light |
Citizen Ashe |
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| 2020 |
MLK/FBI |
| 2019 |
Why We Hate (series) |
| 2018 |
Mr. Soul (TV movie) |
| 2017 |
ACORN and the Firestorm |
Maynard |
|
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me |
|
The Talk: Race in America |
|
| 2016 |
Two Trains Runnin' |
| 2012 |
Slavery by Another Name (TV movie) |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Carlos: The Santana Journey |
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes |
|
South to Black Power |
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| 2022 |
Hostages (series) |
Part One: The Peacock Throne (E01) |
|
Outta the Muck |
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| 2020 |
D. Wade Life Unexpected |
| 2017 |
ACORN and the Firestorm |
| 2015 |
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (series) |
Actor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey |
| 2013 |
Birth of the Living Dead |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
GMA3: What You Need to Know |