Sam Pollard

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Sam Pollard has been called one of “cinema’s most dedicated chroniclers of the Black experience in America.” He has collaborated with Spike Lee since 1990, editing and co-producing a number of Lee’s films, including 4 LITTLE GIRLS and WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE. Pollard has directed and produced SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME (PBS), AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND (American Masters), TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ (American Masters), SOUTH TO BLACK POWER (HBO), CITIZEN ASHE (CNN) and THE LEAGUE (Magnolia Pictures). He co-directed the six-part series WHY WE HATE (The Discovery Channel) and the HBO series ATLANTA’S MISSING AND MURDERED: THE LOST CHILDREN. His 2020 film MLK/FBI (IFC Films) was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.