Directing
Sam Pollard
- Titles
- 82movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 43titles 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.
- Biographical5.7average 0.9
- Social Commentary8.1average 4.9
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Politics5.6average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.6
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.7, average 3.8
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 6
- 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, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, Mr. SOUL!- HHenry AdebonojoCinematographerBlack Art: In the Absence of Light, The League, Maynard
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!- 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
- BBenjamin HedinWriterMLK/FBI, Two Trains Runnin'
Movies and TV shows
252020s
10 titles · average score 69
67
Natchez (2026)
Executive Producer
81
The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
Executive Producer
56
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
Director, Producer
38
South to Black Power (2023)
Director
70
The League (2023)
Director
78
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
Producer, Director
72
Citizen Ashe (2021)
Director
82
A Crime on the Bayou (2021)
Consulting Producer
78
MLK/FBI (2020)
Director
2010s
3 titles · average score 80
84
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
Director
77
Wrestle (2018)
Consulting Producer
Acorn and the Firestorm (2017)
Director, Producer
2000s
3 titles · average score 62
1990s
6 titles · average score 66
86
4 Little Girls (1997)
Editor, Producer
44
Girl 6 (1996)
Editor
71
Clockers (1995)
Editor
73
Juice (1992)
Editor
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
Editor
1980s
2 titles · average score 81
1970s
1 title · average score 59
59
Ganja & Hess (1973)
Assistant Editor