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Sam Pollard(II)

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Sam Pollard
SOME GIRLS is a feature documentary following a group of troubled Latina teens from a Bronx-based suicide prevention program who are transformed by an exploration of their roots via the use of ancestral DNA testing, followed by a trip to the seat of the Americas. On that journey to modern-day Dominican Republic, the white supremacist narratives about American history they've been taught are challenged, leaving them free to reconstruct their own respective identities. What does it really mean to be American? And, more importantly, what does that look like?
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Sam Pollard was born on 2 April 1950 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and editor, known for Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017), Mr. Soul! (2018) and MLK/FBI (2020).
BornApril 2, 1950
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BornApril 2, 1950
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 37 wins & 51 nominations total

    Known for

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
    7.6
    • Director(as Samuel D. Pollard)
    • 2017
    Harry Belafonte, Michael Jackson, Sidney Poitier, Blair Underwood, Stevie Wonder, James Baldwin, Earth Wind & Fire, George Faison, Nikki Giovanni, Al Green, Patti LaBelle, Stan Lathan, Felipe Luciano, Sam Pollard, Sonia Sanchez, Greg Tate, Questlove, Melissa Haizlip, Sarah Lewis, Ellis Haizlip, Robert Glasper, and Ashford & Simpson in Mr. Soul! (2018)
    Mr. Soul!
    7.8
    • Director(as Samuel D. Pollard)
    • 2018
    MLK/FBI (2020)
    MLK/FBI
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2020
    Tutu
    9.2
    • Producer
    • 2026

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Untitled Whoopi Goldberg Documentary
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • The Price
      • executive producer (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Pen
      • executive producer
      • Filming
    • The Conscience of the Congress: The Untold Story
      • producer
      • In Development
    • The Conscience of the Congress
      • producer
      • Filming
    • Rediscovering Kate Carew
      • executive producer (as Samuel Pollard)
      • Filming
    • Counting The Ballots
      • producer (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • Filming
    • The Other Roe (2026)
      The Other Roe
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Tutu
      9.2
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • This Is Not a Drill (2025)
      This Is Not a Drill
      • consulting producer
      • 2025
    • Katrina: Come Hell and High Water (2025)
      Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Teaching America
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Natchez (2025)
      Natchez
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
      The Perfect Neighbor
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Keeper (2024)
      Keeper
      8.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • A Boston (R)Evolution (2024)
      A Boston (R)Evolution
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Facing the Falls (2024)
      Facing the Falls
      9.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones? (2024)
      Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?
      8.6
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Paint Me a Road Out of Here (2024)
      Paint Me a Road Out of Here
      9.0
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color (2024)
      Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • consulting executive producer
      • 2024
    • Black Table (2024)
      Black Table
      8.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Seasons of Glory: The Story of River Rouge Basketball (2024)
      Seasons of Glory: The Story of River Rouge Basketball
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2024

    Editor

    • The Song of Hiawatha
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • Filming
    • The Poisoned City
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • Post-production
    • Josephine Baker
      • editorial department
      • 2024
    • Assata
      • editorial department
      • 2022
    • Lonnie Bradley Holley in Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: Stories from the Life of Lonnie Holley (2020)
      Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: Stories from the Life of Lonnie Holley
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2020
    • Dwyane Wade in D. Wade Life Unexpected (2020)
      D. Wade Life Unexpected
      7.2
      • supervising editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2020
    • The Art of the Journey (2018)
      The Art of the Journey
      Short
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2018
    • The Art of the Journey: The Ben F. Jones Story (2018)
      The Art of the Journey: The Ben F. Jones Story
      Short
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2018
    • Maynard (2017)
      Maynard
      7.1
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2017
    • Johnny Cash in Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (2016)
      Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2016
    • Beyond the Silence (2016)
      Beyond the Silence
      6.8
      • supervising editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2016
    • Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015)
      Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2015
    • F(l)ag Football (2014)
      F(l)ag Football
      4.6
      • supervising editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2014
    • The Cooler Bandits (2014)
      The Cooler Bandits
      9.1
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2014
    • Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
      Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
      7.1
      • supervising editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2014
    • The Pleasures of Being Out of Step (2013)
      The Pleasures of Being Out of Step
      7.4
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2013
    • Remote Area Medical (2013)
      Remote Area Medical
      6.7
      • Editor (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • 2013

    Director

    • The Sound of Philadelphia
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Orchestrated
      • Director
      • Filming
    • Counting The Ballots
      • Director (as Samuel D. Pollard)
      • Filming
    • The Lorraine (2026)
      The Lorraine
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Tutu
      9.2
      • Director
      • 2026
    • I Was Born This Way (2025)
      I Was Born This Way
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Ol' Dirty Bastard in Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
      Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Photographer (2024)
      Photographer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • South to Black Power (2023)
      South to Black Power
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The League (2023)
      The League
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Max Roach in Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
      Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Bill Russell in Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
      Bill Russell: Legend
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Hostages (2022)
      Hostages
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
      Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities (2022)
      Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Citizen Ashe (2021)
      Citizen Ashe
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • co-director
      • 2021
    • Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
      Black Art: In the Absence of Light
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2021
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    The Pleasures of Being Out of Step
    Trailer 2:03
    The Pleasures of Being Out of Step
    Some Girls (Teaser)
    Trailer 0:36
    Some Girls (Teaser)
    Some Girls (Teaser)
    Trailer 0:36
    Some Girls (Teaser)

    Personal details

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      • New York University: Tisch School of the Arts
    • Alternative names
      • Samuel D. Pollard
    • Born
      • April 2, 1950
      • Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
    • Children
      • Jason Pollard

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      Currently teaching at New York University
    • Quotes
      Every project forces me to answer questions about what I am trying to say and how important is it for me to say it. [This] is and should always be part of the creative process.

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