Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, USABirthday: 20 April 1945Bio: Samuel D. Pollard (born 20 April, 1945; Harlem) is an American documentary director, producer and editor. 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 his 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.\"
