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."
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Sam Pollard is an acclaimed American documentary director, producer, and editor renowned for his extensive work chronicling African-American history and culture.
He is known for directing documentary features such as MLK/FBI, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, and Two Trains Runnin'.
His films have earned Peabody Awards, Emmy Awards, an Academy Award nomination, and a career achievement award from the International Documentary Association.
