Sam Pollard (filmmaker) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Samuel D. Pollard
Pollard at the 2011 Peabody Awards
Born	Harlem, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Baruch College (BA)
Occupation	Filmmaker
Awards	Peabody Award (2020)

Samuel D. Pollard is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing, editing, producing, and writing movies. His films have won many important awards, like Peabodys and Emmys. He was even nominated for an Academy Award. In 2020, a group called the International Documentary Association gave him a special award for his amazing career. Famous director Spike Lee has called him a "master filmmaker."

Samuel Pollard's Filmmaking Journey

Samuel D. Pollard was born in Harlem, New York. He started his career in movies in 1972. He first worked as an editor, which means he helped put movie scenes together. He learned a lot from a workshop and later earned a college degree from Baruch College in 1973. Early in his career, he learned from experienced editors like George Bowers and St. Clair Bourne.

Awards and Special Recognition

Samuel Pollard has received many honors for his work.

Academy Award Nomination

In 1998, he was nominated for an Academy Award for a film called 4 Little Girls. He worked on this film with director Spike Lee.

Emmy Award Winner

In 2010, Pollard won an Emmy Award. This award was for his excellent editing work on the film By the People: The Election of Barack Obama. He shared this award with Geeta Gandbhir and Arielle Amsalem.

Career Achievement Award

The International Documentary Association gave Pollard its first-ever Career Achievement Award in 2020. This award recognized all his great work over the years.

Film Festival Honors

His documentary MLK/FBI was named the best documentary at the 2020 San Diego International Film Festival. In 2021, a special event called "Tribute to Sam Pollard" was held at Film at Lincoln Center. They showed many of his documentaries and called him one of the best at telling "the Black experience in America" through film.

Samuel Pollard's Film Work

Samuel Pollard has worked on many films as both a director and an editor.

As a Director

• 1990 – Eyes on the Prize, a documentary series (2 episodes).
• 2016 – Two Trains Runnin'.
• 2017 – ACORN and the Firestorm (with Reuben Atlas).
• 2017 – Maynard.
• 2018 – Mr. Soul!, a documentary.
• 2020 – MLK/FBI, a documentary.
• 2021 – Black Art: In the Absence of Light, a documentary.
• 2021 – Citizen Ashe, a documentary.
• 2022 – Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power, a documentary (with Geeta Gandbhir).
• 2022 – Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, a documentary (with Ben Shapiro).
• 2023 – The League, a documentary (with executive producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson).
• 2024 – o'dirty basturd, a documentary (with co-director Jason Pollard).

As an Editor

• 1973 – Ganja and Hess.
• 1978 – Just Crazy About Horses, a documentary.
• 1981 – Night of the Zombies.
• 1983 – Style Wars.
• 1990 – Mo' Better Blues, directed by Spike Lee.
• 1991 – Jungle Fever, directed by Spike Lee.
• 1992 – Juice.
• 1995 – Clockers, directed by Spike Lee.
• 1997 – 4 Little Girls, a documentary.
• 2000 – Bamboozled, directed by Spike Lee.
• 2009 – By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, a documentary.

See also

In Spanish: Samuel Pollard para niños