Sam Pollard - Filmography & Biography

Sam Pollard

Filmography & Biography

Name:: Sam Pollard
Born:: Apr 20, 1945
in Harlem, New York, USA

Sam Pollard Bio:

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."

Sam Pollard Editor Filmography:

(Only lists what is in our database to date. This is NOT a complete listing.)

Surviving the Game (1994)
Night of the Zombies (1981)

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