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2013 Remote Area Medical (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 The Pleasures of Being Out of Step (documentary)
 
2012 Venus and Serena (documentary) (edited by)
 
2011 Griot (documentary)
 
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) (as Sam Pollard)
 
2010 Joe Papp in Five Acts (documentary)
 
2010 Gerrymandering (documentary)
 
2010 On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (documentary) (as Sam Pollard)
 
2009 By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (documentary)
 
2007 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (documentary)
 
2006 P.O.V. (TV series documentary)
– Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela (2006) (as Sam Pollard)
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela (documentary)
 
2004 Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (documentary)
 
2004 Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (documentary)
 
2002 Hookers at the Point (video documentary)
 
2001 The Papp Project (documentary)
 
2000 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (TV documentary) (as Sam Pollard)
 
2000 Bamboozled (as Sam Pollard)
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary) (as Sam Pollard)
 
1996 Girl 6 (as Sam Pollard)
 
1995 Clockers (as Sam Pollard)
 
1994 No Dreams Deferred (as Sam Pollard)
 
1994 Surviving the Game (as Sam Pollard)
 
1992 Juice (as Sam Pollard)
 
1991 Jungle Fever (as Sam Pollard)
 
1990 Mo' Better Blues (as Sam Pollard)
 
1988 Depression (documentary)
 
1987 Distant Harmony (documentary)
 
1985 Nova (TV series documentary)
– Tornado! (1985)
 
1985 Private Resort (as Sam Pollard)
 
1984 Smithsonian World (TV series)
 
1983 Style Wars (TV documentary) (as Sam Pollard)
 
1981 Body and Soul
 
1981 Night of the Zombies
 
1978 Just Crazy About Horses (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (24 titles)
2012/II The Price (documentary short) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Brothers Hypnotic (documentary) (supervising producer)
 
2012 Second Coming?: Will Black America Decide the 2012 Election (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2012 Nigger (documentary) (consulting producer)
 
2011/I Money Matters (executive producer)
 
2011 The Loving Story (documentary) (consulting producer)
 
2011 Griot (documentary) (associate producer, co-producer, supervising producer)
 
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) (producer - as Sam Pollard)
 
2009 The Visitors (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008) (producer)
 
2008 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) (producer)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts I & II): The Time Has Come/Two Societies (2008) (producer)
 
2008 Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre, 1968 (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 The Mystery of Love (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2006 Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Part Two (2006) (producer - as Sam Pollard)
– Part One (2006) (producer - as Sam Pollard)
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– Feel Like Going Home (2003) (producer)
 
2003 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003) (executive producer - as Sam Pollard)
 
2002 The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (TV documentary) (series producer)
 
2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV documentary) (co-producer - as Sam Pollard)
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary) (producer)
 
2001 Anatomy of a Hate Crime (TV movie) (co-producer)
 
1999 I'll Make Me a World (TV mini-series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Lift Every Voice (1999) (producer)
– Without Fear or Shame (1999) (producer)
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary) (producer - as Sam Pollard)
 
1990 Eyes on the Prize (TV series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) (producer)
– Two Societies: 1965-1968 (1990) (producer)
 
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2013 Homegoings (documentary) (consulting editor) (completed)
 
Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (consulting editor - 3 episodes, 2011-2013) (editing consultant - 1 episode, 2005)
– Soul Food Junkies (2013) (consulting editor)
– Welcome to Shelbyville (2011) (consulting editor)
– Children of Haiti (2011) (consulting editor)
– Red Hook Justice (2005) (editing consultant)
 
P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (additional editing - 1 episode, 2010) (editing consultant - 1 episode, 2012)
– El Velador (The Night Watchman) (2012) (editing consultant)
– El General (2010) (additional editing)
 
2012 As Goes Janesville (documentary) (editorial consultant)
 
2011/I Money Matters (supervising editor)
 
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary) (supervising editor - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)
 
2010 Strange Things (documentary) (consulting editor)
 
2009 By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (documentary) (supervising editor)
 
2009 Anomaly (documentary) (consulting editor)
 
2008 Linoleum (editorial consultant)
 
2008 In a Dream (documentary) (consulting editor)
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV series documentary) (supervising editor)
 
2006 Inside Man (additional editor - uncredited)
 
2005 Al otro lado (documentary) (consulting editor)
 
2005 Red Hook Justice (video documentary) (consultant: editing)
 
2004 Wet Dreams and False Images (documentary short) (consulting editor)
 
2003 Flag Wars (documentary) (advisor: post-production - as Sam Pollard)
 
2002 25th Hour (additional editor)
 
2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV documentary) (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)
 
2000 Hookers & Johns: Trick or Treat (TV documentary) (post-production consultant)
 
1973 Ganja & Hess (assistant editor - as Samuel Pollard)
 
Show ShowDirector (8 titles)
2013 Mr. SOUL! (documentary)
 
2012 Slavery by Another Name (TV documentary)
 
2009 Chinatown Film Project
 
2006-2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008)
– Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008)
– John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006)
 
2008 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008)
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary) (as Sam Pollard)
 
1999 I'll Make Me a World (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1990 Eyes on the Prize (TV series documentary)
– Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990)
– Two Societies: 1965-1968 (1990)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (advisor - 1 episode, 2005) (creative consultant - 1 episode, 2010)
– P-Star Rising (2010) (creative consultant)
– Let the Church Say Amen (2005) (advisor)
 
2010 Their Eyes Were Watching Gummy Bears (short) (consultant)
 
2008 They Killed Sister Dorothy (documentary) (story consultant - as Sam Pollard)
 
2004 Time Enough at Last (short) (mentor)
 
2004 Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (documentary) (creative consultant - as Sam Pollard)
 
2004 Let the Church Say, Amen (documentary) (advisor - as Sam Pollard)
 
2003 Æstoria (short) (mentor)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008) (writer)
 
2008 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) (writer)
 
1990 Eyes on the Prize (TV series documentary)
– Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) (writer)
– Two Societies: 1965-1968 (1990) (writer)
 
Show ShowThanks (20 titles)
2012 Persuasion (short) (thanks) (post-production)
 
2013 Sailor's Rhapsody (short) (special thanks)
 
2012 Blood Country (short) (special thanks)
 
2012 Una noche (special thanks)
 
2011 White Sugar in a Black Pot (short) (the director wishes to thank)
 
2010/II Going Home (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Emby (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Grey (short) (grateful thanks)
 
2009 Sheltered (short) (very special thanks)
 
2008 Mike Gravel's Alternative Debate (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Frontrunners (documentary) (thanks)
 
2008 Beautiful Losers (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 Sita Sings the Blues (thanks)
 
2008 Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (documentary) (heartfelt thanks - as Sam Pollard)
 
2008 The Brothers Kowalski (short) (special thanks - as Samuel Pollard)
 
2007 Tijuana Makes Me Happy (special thanks)
 
2005 Crude (short) (very special thanks)
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– The Three Pickers: Legends of American Music (2003) (special thanks)
 
2000 Crossings (short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Chutney Popcorn (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2011 Kingdom Come (documentary)
 
2010 Doc Talk (TV series)
Himself
– Race Relations (2010) … Himself
 
2008 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Media City (TV series)
Himself
– Made in New York: Documentaries (2007) … Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary) (as Sam Pollard)
 

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