Sam Pollard

Career Overview

Sam Pollard has 97 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work is anchored in the Inside Man Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 97
Birth Date: 1945-04-20
Birth Place: Harlem, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Inside Man Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Ol' Dirty Bastard (1 collaborations)
RZA (1 collaborations)
Raekwon (1 collaborations)
Ghostface Killah (1 collaborations)
Method Man (1 collaborations)
Masta Killa (1 collaborations)
Inspectah Deck (1 collaborations)
U-God (1 collaborations)
Icelene Jones (1 collaborations)
Mariah Carey (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (34 credits)
- Tutu
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- The Lorraine
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- I Was Born This Way
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- South to Black Power
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- The League
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Citizen Ashe
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Black Art: In the Absence of Light
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- MLK/FBI
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Mr. SOUL!
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Maynard
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Acorn and the Firestorm
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- The Talk: Race in America
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Two Trains Runnin'
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Slavery by Another Name
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Chinatown Film Project
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Love That Movie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- The Making of 'Bamboozled'
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Goin' Back to T-Town
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- American Experience
  
  - Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) ... director directing
  
  - Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies (2008) ... director directing
  
  - Goin' Back to T-Town (1993) ... director directing
  
  1988
- American Masters
  
  - August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015) ... director directing
  
  - Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008) ... director directing
  
  - Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008) ... director directing
  
  - John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006) ... director directing
  
  1986
- Counting The Ballots
  director
  
  directing
- The Sound of Philadelphia
  director
  
  directing
- Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
  director
  
  directing
production (26 credits)
- Full Circle: The First All Black Everest Ascent
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Natchez
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Teaching America
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Perfect Neighbor
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- This Is Not a Drill
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Keeper
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Black Table
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Carlos
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- LIFT
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Outta the Muck
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Hold Your Fire
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- A Crime on the Bayou
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Black Art: In the Absence of Light
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- D. Wade: Life Unexpected
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Wrestle
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Acorn and the Firestorm
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Jim Brown: All-American
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- The Making of 'Bamboozled'
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- 4 Little Girls
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Goin' Back to T-Town
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
editing (31 credits)
- Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
  supervising editor
  
  editing
  
  2024
- The Picture Taker
  editorial consultant
  
  editing
  
  2022
- Remote Area Medical
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2013
- Venus and Serena
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- Joe Papp in Five Acts
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- Gerrymandering
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2010
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2009
- Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2007
- Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
  editorial consultant
  
  editing
  
  2007
- Inside Man
  additional editing
  
  editing
  
  2006
- Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2004
- The Chinatown Files
  consulting editor
  
  editing
  
  2001
- Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2000
- Bamboozled
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2000
- 4 Little Girls
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1997
- Girl 6
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1996
- Clockers
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1995
- Surviving the Game
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1994
- Juice
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1992
- Jungle Fever
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1991
- Mo' Better Blues
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1990
- A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1988
- Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1987
- Private Resort
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1985
- Style Wars
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1984
- Metropolitan Cats
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1983
- Body and Soul
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1981
- Night of the Zombies
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1981
- Forever Young
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1981
- The Little Players
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1981
- Ganja & Hess
  assistant editor
  
  editing
  
  1973
actors (2 credits)
- Subject
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Style Wars In The Cutting Room
  Himself / Editor of Style Wars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
writing (4 credits)
- Maynard
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Acorn and the Firestorm
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Love That Movie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008