Samuel D. Pollard | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Samuel_D._Pollard,_Peabody_Awards_(cropped)(rotated)(May_2011).jpg) 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 film director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. His films have garnered numerous awards such as Peabodys, Emmys, and an Academy Award nomination. In 2020, the International Documentary Association gave him a career achievement award. Spike Lee, whose films Pollard has edited and produced, described him as being "a master filmmaker." Henry Louis Gates Jr. characterizes Pollard's work in this way: "When I think about his documentaries, they add up to a corpus — a way of telling African-American history in its various dimensions."[1]
- ^ Rapold, Nicolas (January 14, 2021). "The Filmmaker as Historian: Sam Pollard and 'MLK/FBI'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2021.