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." Sam Pollard(1945년생, Harlem, New York, USA) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 American Experience, Independent Lens, American Masters가 있으며, 그 외에도 빌 러셀: 레전드, Eyes on the Prize, 디스커버리 스페셜: 우리는 왜 증오하는가, 포토그래퍼, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, Hostages, Tutu, I Was Born This Way, Maynard, Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. 특히 2026년에는 Tutu에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Tutu 연출을 맡았다. 2026년 Crime and Punishment in America 제작에 참여했다. 2026년 Full Circle: The First All Black Everest Ascent 제작에 참여했다.