Directing
Sam Pollard
- Born
- Apr 20, 1945 · Age 81
- Place of birth
- Harlem, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 2
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 43
Also known as (2)
- Samuel D. Pollard
- Samuel Pollard
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."
