Directing
Sam Pollard
- Titles
- 81movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 42titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.6average 0.9
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Social Commentary8.1average 4.9
- Politics5.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Pop Culture3.4average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.7, average 3.8
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 7
- Educational 5
- Biographical Documentary 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Documentary 4
- Documentary 4
- Documentary Series 4
- Civil Rights 3
- Social Justice 3
- Sports History 2
- American History 2
- Social Impact 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
QuestloveActorI Was Born This Way, Mr. SOUL!, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes- HHenry AdebonojoCinematographerBlack Art: In the Absence of Light, Maynard, The League
Harry BelafonteActorMr. SOUL!, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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- BBenjamin HedinWriterTwo Trains Runnin', MLK/FBI
- RRussell GreeneEditorSouth to Black Power, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
- LLlewellyn M. SmithDirectorSouth to Black Power, Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
Movies and TV shows
262020s
19 titles · average score 72
67
Natchez (2026)
Executive Producer
81
The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
Executive Producer
56
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
Director, Producer
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Director, Producer
79
Carlos (2023)
Producer
LIFT (2023)
Executive Producer
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (2023)
Producer, Director
78
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
Producer, Director
69
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
Executive Producer
82
A Crime on the Bayou (2021)
Consulting Producer
67
Hold Your Fire (2021)
Consulting Producer
2010s
3 titles · average score 77
77
Wrestle (2018)
Consulting Producer
Acorn and the Firestorm (2017)
Director, Producer
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Executive Producer
2000s
2 titles · average score 57
57
Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
Co-Producer
The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)
Director, Producer
1990s
2 titles · average score 86
86
4 Little Girls (1997)
Editor, Producer
Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)
Director, Producer