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Sam Pollard

Director
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."

Personal Info

Occupation Director
Place of Birth Harlem, New York, USA
Birthday 1945-04-20

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Filmography by Year

3
2023
1
2022
2
2021
1
2020
1
2018
4
2017
1
2016
1
2015
1
2012
1
2009
2
2008
1
2006
1
2001
1
1993

Filmography by Genre

Documentary
12
History
5
Drama
1