Sam Pollard Movies

  • 2024
    Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

    Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

    Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

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    The untold story of the man and the musician who made an immense cultural impact across just a few short years. Having gained exclusive rights to a...

    Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
  • 2021
    Citizen Ashe

    Citizen Ashe

    Citizen Ashe

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    Follows the life and career of Arthur Ashe.

    Citizen Ashe
  • 2018
    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

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    On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...

    Mr. SOUL!
  • 2002
    Jim Brown: All-American

    Jim Brown: All-American

    Jim Brown: All-American

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    Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film...

    Jim Brown: All-American
  • 2000
    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

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    An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet,...

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
  • 2020
    D. Wade: Life Unexpected

    D. Wade: Life Unexpected

    D. Wade: Life Unexpected

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    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...

    D. Wade: Life Unexpected
  • 2004
    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

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    In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
  • 1970
    Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till

    Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till

    Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till

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    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...

    Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till
  • 2021
    A Crime on the Bayou

    A Crime on the Bayou

    A Crime on the Bayou

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    A Crime on the Bayou is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966,...

    A Crime on the Bayou
  • 2022
    Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

    Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

    Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

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    Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary tells the story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent...

    Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
  • 2023
    Subject

    Subject

    Subject

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    In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having...

    Subject
  • 2012
    Joe Papp in Five Acts

    Joe Papp in Five Acts

    Joe Papp in Five Acts

    4.52012HD

    Joe Papp, the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and, subsequently, The Public Theater—arguably the most important theatre in North...

    Joe Papp in Five Acts
  • 2023
    The League

    The League

    The League

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    The triumphs and challenges of Negro League baseball in the early 20th century. Through rare footage and interviews with iconic players like Satchel...

    The League
  • 2016
    Two Trains Runnin'

    Two Trains Runnin'

    Two Trains Runnin'

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    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...

    Two Trains Runnin'
  • 2017
    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

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    A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented...

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
  • 2021
    Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

    Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

    Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

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    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.

    Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
  • 2023
    South to Black Power

    South to Black Power

    South to Black Power

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    In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...

    South to Black Power
  • 2012
    Venus and Serena

    Venus and Serena

    Venus and Serena

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    Venus and Serena takes an honest and unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of sisters and tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams. Through the...

    Venus and Serena
  • 2018
    Wrestle

    Wrestle

    Wrestle

    8.52018HD

    Jamario, Jaquan, Jailen, and Teague are teammates on the J.O. Johnson High School wrestling team in Huntsville, Alabama. Led by their passionate...

    Wrestle
  • 2023
    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

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    The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from...

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes