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Samuel D. Pollard is an American film director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. 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.
Sam Pollard is known for Mr. Soul! (2018), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017) and MLK/FBI (2020).
Jan 15, 2021 · But at certain points, “MLK/FBI,” directed by Sam Pollard, dwells on seemingly throwaway shots of the Rev. Dr. King on the road — composed as ever, yet worried, the world on his mind.
Feb 8, 2023 · With the debut of Netflix's Bill Russell: Legend, filmmaker Sam Pollard tells us what made the Boston Celtics center a blueprint for decades of NBA greatness.
Jan 13, 2021 · Explore the work of Sam Pollard, a veteran editor, producer, and director of documentaries on the Black experience in America. Watch his films online, including When the Levees Broke, August Wilson, Two Trains Runnin', and more.
Jul 14, 2023 · Sam Pollard’s documentary “The League” introduces audiences to the teams, stars and little-known figures who populated the Negro leagues by chronicling how Black professional baseball first...
May 12, 2021 · Harlem-born Sam Pollard, a filmmaker and Oscar nominated editor, has spent his entire career chronicling the Black American experience. Pollard, now a professor of film at New York University for the last 27 years, found his passion for movies by watching the works of Howard Hawks, John Ford, and Alfred Hitchcock.
