Directing
Sam Pollard
- Titles
- 79movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 42titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.7average 0.9
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Social Commentary8.1average 4.9
- Politics5.6average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Pop Culture3.4average 2.2
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Uncanny0.8, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 7
- Historical Documentary 5
- Educational 5
- Documentary Series 4
- Biographical Documentary 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Documentary 4
- Civil Rights 3
- Archival Footage 3
- Social Justice 3
- American History 3
- Social Impact 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
QuestloveActorI Was Born This Way, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, Mr. SOUL!- HHenry AdebonojoCinematographerMaynard, Black Art: In the Absence of Light, The League
Laurence FishburneActorAugust Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Slavery by Another Name
Quincy JonesActorSammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Harry BelafonteActorMax Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, Mr. SOUL!- BBenjamin HedinWriterTwo Trains Runnin', MLK/FBI
- LLlewellyn M. SmithDirectorSouth to Black Power, Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
- RRussell GreeneEditorSouth to Black Power, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Movies and TV shows
81990s
8 titles · average score 66
89
4 Little Girls (1997)
Producer, Editor
45
Girl 6 (1996)
Editor
71
Clockers (1995)
Editor
Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)
Producer, Director
73
Juice (1992)
Editor
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
Editor
