Samuel D. Pollard

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Producer (42 credits)

Black Russians: The Red Experience (Documentary) (executive producer) (filming)

2012 The Price (Documentary short) (executive producer) (post-production)

2018 Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (Documentary) (executive producer) (completed)

2017 Some Girls (Documentary) (producer) (completed)

2018 Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (Documentary) (consulting producer)

2018 WRESTLE (Documentary) (consulting producer)

2017 The Rape of Recy Taylor (Documentary) (consulting producer)

2017 ACORN and the Firestorm (Documentary) (producer)

2017 Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (Documentary) (supervising producer)

Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode, 2017) (producer - 1 episode, 2014)

- Birth of a Movement (2017) ... (executive producer)

- Brother's Hypnotic (2014) ... (producer)

2015 In a Perfect World (Documentary) (executive producer)

2015 Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (TV Mini-Series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)

- Part 2 (2015) ... (producer)

- Part 1 (2015) ... (producer)

2014 Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (Documentary) (executive producer)

2014 F(l)ag Football (Documentary) (executive producer)

2014 The Cooler Bandits (Documentary) (producer)

2013 The Throwaways (Documentary) (executive producer)

2013 Brothers Hypnotic (Documentary) (supervising producer)

2012 Second Coming?: Will Black America Decide the 2012 Election (TV Movie) (executive producer)

2011 Griot (Documentary) (associate producer) / (co-producer) / (supervising producer)

2011/I Money Matters (executive producer)

2011 Picturing America (TV Series documentary) (producer)

2011 The Loving Story (Documentary) (consulting producer)

2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV Mini-Series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.2 (2010) ... (producer - as Sam Pollard)

2009 Nigger (Documentary) (consulting producer)

2009 Love That Movie (Short) (producer)

2009 The Visitors (Documentary) (executive producer)

2008 Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre, 1968 (Video documentary) (executive producer)

2008 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)

- Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008) ... (producer)

2008 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)

2006 The Mystery of Love (TV Movie documentary) (producer)

2006 Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories (Documentary) (executive producer)

2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV Mini-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 - as Sam Pollard)

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 Mini-Series documentary) (series producer - 4 episodes)

- Terror and Triumph (2002) ... (series producer)

- Don't Shoot Too Soon (2002) ... (series producer)

- Fighting Back (2002) ... (series producer)

- Promises Betrayed (2002) ... (series producer)

2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV Movie documentary) (co-producer - as Sam Pollard)

2001 American Roots Music (TV Series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)

- This Land Was Made for You and Me (2001) ... (producer)

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)

- Without Fear or Shame (1999) ... (producer)

- Lift Every Voice (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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Editor (48 credits)

The Song of Hiawatha (Documentary) (filming)

Thumbs Up for Mother Universe! The Lonnie Holley Story (Documentary) (post-production)

2016 The Poisoned City (Documentary) (post-production)

2017 The Art of the Journey (TV Movie documentary) (completed)

2016 The Art Of The Journey: The Ben F. Jones Story (TV Movie documentary) (completed)

2015 Beyond the Silence (Supervising Editor) (completed)

2017 Maynard (Documentary)

2016 Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (TV Mini-Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- The World Is Yours (2016)

- Four on the Floor (2016)

2015 Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (TV Mini-Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- Part 2 (2015)

- Part 1 (2015)

2014 F(l)ag Football (Documentary) (supervising editor)

2014 The Cooler Bandits (Documentary)

2013 The Pleasures of Being Out of Step (Documentary)

2013 Remote Area Medical (Documentary)

2012 Venus and Serena (Documentary) (edited by)

2011 Griot (Documentary)

2010 On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (Documentary) (as Sam Pollard)

2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV Mini-Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Episode #1.2 (2010) ... (as Sam Pollard)

2010 Joe Papp in Five Acts (Documentary)

2010 Gerrymandering (Documentary)

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) (1 episode)

- Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela (2006) ... (as Sam Pollard)

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 Movie 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)

1988 A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (Video documentary) (as Sam Pollard)

1987 Distant Harmony (Documentary)

1985 Nova (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Tornado! (1985)

1985 Private Resort (as Sam Pollard)

1984 Smithsonian World (TV Series documentary) (as Sam Pollard)

1983 Style Wars (TV Movie documentary) (as Sam Pollard)

1982 Beach House

1981 Body and Soul

1981 Night of the Zombies

1978 Just Crazy About Horses (Documentary)

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Editorial department (25 credits)

2015 Beyond the Silence (assistant editor) (completed)

2016 Lucha Mexico (Documentary) (consulting editor)

2014 The Cooler Bandits (Documentary) (supervising editor)

2014 Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (Documentary) (supervising editor)

2013 Homegoings (Documentary) (consulting editor)

P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (consulting editor - 2 episodes, 2006 - 2013) (editing consultant - 1 episode, 2012) (additional editing - 1 episode, 2010)

- Homegoings (2013) ... (consulting editor)

- El Velador (The Night Watchman) (2012) ... (editing consultant)

- El General (2010) ... (additional editing)

- Al Otro Lado: To the Other Side (2006) ... (consulting editor)

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)

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 Mini-Series documentary) (supervising editor - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.2 (2010) ... (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)

2010 Strange Things (Documentary) (consulting editor)

2009 Anomaly (Documentary) (consulting editor)

2009 By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (Documentary) (supervising editor)

2008 Linoleum (editorial consultant)

2008 In a Dream (Documentary) (consulting editor)

2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV Mini-Series documentary) (supervising editor - 4 episodes)

- Part Four (2006) ... (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)

- Part Three (2006) ... (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)

- Part Two (2006) ... (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)

- Part One (2006) ... (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)

2006 Inside Man (additional editor - uncredited)

2005 Red Hook Justice (Video documentary) (consultant: editing)

2005 Al otro lado (Documentary) (consulting editor)

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 Movie documentary) (supervising editor - as Sam Pollard)

2000 Hookers & Johns: Trick or Treat (TV Movie documentary) (post-production consultant)

1973 Ganja & Hess (assistant editor - as Samuel Pollard)

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Director (14 credits)

2018 Mr. Soul! (Documentary)

2017 Maynard (Documentary)

2017 Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (Documentary)

2017 ACORN and the Firestorm (Documentary)

2016 Two Trains Runnin' (Documentary)

2006-2015 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (4 episodes)

- August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)

- 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)

2012 Slavery by Another Name (TV Movie documentary)

2010 Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV (Documentary) (co-director)

2009 Chinatown Film Project

2009 Love That Movie (Short)

2008 American Experience (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- 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) (episodes 1 and 2)

1990 Eyes on the Prize (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990)

- Two Societies: 1965-1968 (1990)

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Miscellaneous Crew (10 credits)

2014 Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (Documentary) (creative consultant)

2014 Little White Lie (Documentary) (creative advisor)

2010 Their Eyes Were Watching Gummy Bears (Short) (consultant)

Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (creative consultant - 1 episode, 2010) (advisor - 1 episode, 2005)

- P-Star Rising (2010) ... (creative consultant)

- Let the Church Say Amen (2005) ... (advisor)

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)

2003 Æstoria (Short) (mentor)

2002 Let the Church Say, Amen (Documentary) (advisor - as Sam Pollard)

2001 American Roots Music (TV Series documentary) (researcher - 1 episode)

- This Land Was Made for You and Me (2001) ... (researcher)

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Writer (5 credits)

2017 Maynard (Documentary)

2009 Love That Movie (Short)

2008 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008) ... (writer)

2008 American Experience (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- 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) (writer - 2 episodes)

- Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) ... (writer)

- Two Societies: 1965-1968 (1990) ... (writer)

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Actor (1 credit)

2013/II Glance (Short) (post-production)
Jerrold Walkerson

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Thanks (24 credits)

2017 Strong Island (Documentary) (special thanks)

2015 Moondog Airwaves (Short) (special thanks)

2015 Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (Documentary) (special thanks - as Sam Pollard)

2014 Full-Windsor (Short) (special thanks - as Sam Pollard)

2013 Sailor's Rhapsody (Short) (special thanks)

2012 Persuasion (Short) (thanks)

2012 Blood Country (Short) (special thanks)

2012 Una noche (the filmmaker wishes to thank - as Sam Pollard)

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 The Brothers Kowalski (Short) (special thanks - as Samuel Pollard)

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)

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)

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Self (10 credits)

2017 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Birth of a Movement (2017) ... Himself

2016 Indie Cinema New York: ICNY (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Sam Pollard (2016) ... Himself - Guest

2013 Birth of the Living Dead (Documentary)
Himself - Professor, NYU Film (as Sam Pollard)

2011 Kingdom Come (Documentary)
Himself

2010 The 2010 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2010 Doc Talk (TV Series)
Himself

- Race Relations (2010) ... Himself

2008 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 2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

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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Archive footage (1 credit)

2013 Moyers & Company (TV Series)
Himself - Professor, NYU Film

- Zombie Politics and Casino Capitalism (2013) ... Himself - Professor, NYU Film (as Sam Pollard)

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