Sam Pollard Movies
- 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...
- 2001
The Chinatown Files
The Chinatown Files02001HD
This documentary brings to the public, for the first time, a story that was classified as secret by the US government for over four decades....
- 1970
The Sound of Philadelphia
The Sound of Philadelphia01970HD
Documentary will explore how Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell – together known as "The Mighty Three" – founded the record label...
- 1970
Counting The Ballots
Counting The Ballots01970HD
- 2020
Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance02020HD
The historical ties between Black and Jewish Americans began long before the Civil Rights era. Shared Legacies explores this significant alliance,...
- 2009
Chinatown Film Project
Chinatown Film Project02009HD
Chinatown is an evocative place. It exists in our cities, in our imaginations, on our television screens, and in our memories. It is at once a...
- 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...
- 2022
Outta the Muck
Outta the Muck02022HD
Family, football and history come to life in an intimate portrait of the Dean family, longtime residents of the historic town of Pahokee, Florida. We...
- 1983
Metropolitan Cats
Metropolitan Cats01983HD
From ancient Chinese sculpture to the modern Broadway stage, cats have long been a source of inspiration for artists. This unusual film juxtaposes...
- 2014
Style Wars In The Cutting Room
Style Wars In The Cutting Room02014HD
In the summer of ’83 a camera crew visited Valkhn Films, an editing house where Style Wars was being painstakingly spliced together. This 25...
- 2009
Love That Movie
Love That Movie02009HD
Movie fans reenact their favorite movie scenes word by word. This film focusing on the life of American movie buffs and their passion for movies and...
- 1970
I Was Born This Way
I Was Born This Way01970HD
Archbishop Carl Bean sang the world’s first gay anthem, “I Was Born This Way,” for Motown Records before leaving the music business...