Sam Pollard Movies
- 1970
Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till01970HD
Based on A Few Days Full of Trouble by Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Christopher Benson, the feature doc will explore two parallel tracks of the...
- 2021
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light6.92021HD
An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976...
- 1981
Forever Young
Forever Young01981HD
Examines the fear of aging and what post-retirement years are really like by interviewing a group of active, interested people, all over the age of...
- 2004
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal02004HD
In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.
- 2023
South to Black Power
South to Black Power62023HD
In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...
- 2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand02015HD
Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle...
- 2016
Two Trains Runnin'
Two Trains Runnin'7.22016HD
The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in...
- 2020
MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI6.92020HD
Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 1981
The Little Players
The Little Players01981HD
We visit a magical repertory company with an absolutely unique group of five actors you’ve never seen before. Uniquely talented, they present...
- 2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me6.92017HD
A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented...
- 2021
Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe4.22021HD
Follows the life and career of Arthur Ashe.
- 1981
Night of the Zombies
Night of the Zombies1.51981HD
Investigators search for soldiers' missing bodies, and hear unbelievable rumors about zombies. Dismissing those rumors they set out to investigate....
- 2021
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)42021HD
A journey across the United States to explore the story of the Civil War of Americans from President Obama's final year in office through the present.
- 2001
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
The Making of 'Bamboozled'12001HD
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Spike Lee's satirical take on the American entertainment industry.
- 2021
Hold Your Fire
Hold Your Fire72021HD
In 1973, four young African-American men stealing guns for self-defense in Brooklyn were cornered by the NYPD. A violent gun battle killed a police...
- 2013
Remote Area Medical
Remote Area Medical6.82013HD
Amid the nation’s ongoing debate over health care reform, this bracing new documentary examines the everyday realities of Americans who lack...
- 2020
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
D. Wade: Life Unexpected72020HD
For a decade, Dwayne Wade intimately documented his life and career with a film crew. The result is a remarkably candid portrait of one of the...
- 2007
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song72007HD
Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.
- 2022
The Picture Taker
The Picture Taker02022HD
From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by...
- 2023
Subject
Subject6.52023HD
In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having...