Sam Pollard Movies

Zora Neale Hurston, path-breaking novelist, pioneering anthropologist and one of the first black women to enter the American literary canon (Their...

Goin’ Back to T-Town tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s...

One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair...

Documentary about the increasingly necessary conversation taking place in homes and communities across the country between parents of color and their...

The historical ties between Black and Jewish Americans began long before the Civil Rights era. Shared Legacies explores this significant alliance,...

In the summer of ’83 a camera crew visited Valkhn Films, an editing house where Style Wars was being painstakingly spliced together. This 25...

When Marvin Gaye died in 1984, he left behind one of the great legacies in American music. More than a superb vocalist and subtle composer, he was a...

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...

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...

From ancient Chinese sculpture to the modern Broadway stage, cats have long been a source of inspiration for artists. This unusual film juxtaposes...

Archbishop Carl Bean sang the world’s first gay anthem, “I Was Born This Way,” for Motown Records before leaving the music business...