Portrait of Sam Pollard

Directing

Sam Pollard

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Pollard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.8, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Thought-Provoking 5
  • Biographical Documentary 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Documentary Series 4
  • Educational 4
  • Historical Documentary 4
  • Documentary 4
  • Social Justice 3
  • Civil Rights 3
  • Social Activism 3
  • Contemporary Issues 2
  • Archival Footage 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Sound of Philadelphia
The Sound of Philadelphia

Director

Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till

Director

Counting The Ballots
Counting The Ballots

Director

2020s

29 titles ยท average score 70
Tutu
Tutu (2026)

Director

I Was Born This Way
I Was Born This Way (2025)

Director

The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

Executive Producer

Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

The League
The League (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

South to Black Power
South to Black Power (2023)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)

Director, Producer

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Director

Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

D. Wade: Life Unexpected
D. Wade: Life Unexpected (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

2010s

15 titles ยท average score 76
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Wrestle
Wrestle (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

Consulting Producer

Acorn and the Firestorm
Acorn and the Firestorm (2017)

Producer, Writer

Maynard
Maynard (2017)

Director, Writer

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

The Talk: Race in America
The Talk: Race in America (2017)

Director

Two Trains Runnin'
Two Trains Runnin' (2016)

Director

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)

Executive Producer

Remote Area Medical
Remote Area Medical (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

Editor

Slavery by Another Name
Slavery by Another Name (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Venus and Serena
Venus and Serena (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

Editor

Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering (2010)

Editor

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 67
Chinatown Film Project
Chinatown Film Project (2009)

Director

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Editor

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008)

Director

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008)

Director, Writer

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

Editor

Inside Man
Inside Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

Additional Editing

John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend
John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006)

Director

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (2004)

Editor

Jim Brown: All-American
Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Co-Producer

The Making of 'Bamboozled'
The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)

Producer, Director

Bamboozled
Bamboozled (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Editor

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)

Editor

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 66
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 86

Editor, Producer

Girl 6
Girl 6 (1996)
GoodWatch score 46

Editor

Clockers
Clockers (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

Editor

Surviving the Game
Surviving the Game (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

Editor

Goin' Back to T-Town
Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)

Director, Producer

Juice
Juice (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

Editor

Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

Editor

Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Editor

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 48
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988)

Editor

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper (1987)

Editor

Private Resort
Private Resort (1985)
GoodWatch score 30

Editor

Style Wars
Style Wars (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

Editor

Metropolitan Cats
Metropolitan Cats (1983)

Editor

Night of the Zombies
Night of the Zombies (1981)
GoodWatch score 37

Editor

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

Editor

The Little Players
The Little Players (1981)

Editor

Forever Young
Forever Young (1981)

Editor

1970s

1 title ยท average score 75
Ganja & Hess
Ganja & Hess (1973)
GoodWatch score 75

Assistant Editor