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
282020s
28 titles · average score 73
Tutu (2026)
Director
76
Natchez (2026)
Executive Producer
The Lorraine (2026)
Director
Full Circle: The First All Black Everest Ascent (2026)
Executive Producer
I Was Born This Way (2025)
Director
56
The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
Executive Producer
This Is Not a Drill (2025)
Consulting Producer
Teaching America (2025)
Executive Producer
52
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
Supervising Editor, Director
Black Table (2024)
Executive Producer
Keeper (2024)
Executive Producer
63
South to Black Power (2023)
Director
83
The League (2023)
Director
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Producer, Director
83
Carlos (2023)
Producer
LIFT (2023)
Executive Producer
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (2023)
Director, Producer
Outta the Muck (2022)
Executive Producer
The Picture Taker (2022)
Editorial Consultant
73
Citizen Ashe (2021)
Director
79
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
Director, Producer
72
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
Executive Producer
86
A Crime on the Bayou (2021)
Consulting Producer
76
Hold Your Fire (2021)
Consulting Producer
82
MLK/FBI (2020)
Director
Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance (2020)
Consulting Producer