Sam Pollard Movies

  • 2021
    Citizen Ashe

    Citizen Ashe

    Citizen Ashe

    4.22021HD

    Follows the life and career of Arthur Ashe.

    Citizen Ashe
  • 2008
    Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

    Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

    Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

    02008HD

    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...

    Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
  • 2022
    The Picture Taker

    The Picture Taker

    The Picture Taker

    02022HD

    From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by...

    The Picture Taker
  • 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

    72004HD

    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
  • 2023
    Subject

    Subject

    Subject

    6.72023HD

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

    Subject
  • 1970
    The Sound of Philadelphia

    The Sound of Philadelphia

    The Sound of Philadelphia

    01970HD

    Documentary will explore how Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell – together known as "The Mighty Three" – founded the record label...

    The Sound of Philadelphia
  • 2008
    Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

    Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

    Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

    82008HD

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

    Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
  • 2013
    Remote Area Medical

    Remote Area Medical

    Remote Area Medical

    6.82013HD

    Amid the nation’s ongoing debate over health care reform, this bracing new documentary examines the everyday realities of Americans who lack...

    Remote Area Medical
  • 2017
    The Talk: Race in America

    The Talk: Race in America

    The Talk: Race in America

    82017HD

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

    The Talk: Race in America
  • 2014
    Style Wars In The Cutting Room

    Style Wars In The Cutting Room

    Style Wars In The Cutting Room

    02014HD

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

    Style Wars In The Cutting Room
  • 2006
    John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend

    John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend

    John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend

    02006HD

    John Ford and John Wayne — a friendship and professional collaboration that spanned 50 years, changed each others’ lives, changed the...

    John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend
  • 2023
    The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

    The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

    The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

    82023HD

    In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland,...

    The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
  • 2007
    Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

    Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

    Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

    02007HD

    Documentarian Jeffrey Morgan set out to the track one woman's search for the truth about her great-great-aunt's 1908 murder. But his film quickly...

    Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
  • 2010
    Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV

    Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV

    Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV

    02010HD

    Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Mr. SOUL will tell the biographical story of Ellis Haizlip, the producer and host of the...

    Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV
  • 2024
    Keeper

    Keeper

    Keeper

    02024HD

    For Flynn, a single father and empty nester in the Bronx, beekeeping is a source of calm, wisdom, and healing. Undeterred by his severe allergy to...

    Keeper
  • 2009
    Love That Movie

    Love That Movie

    Love That Movie

    02009HD

    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...

    Love That Movie
  • 2001
    The Chinatown Files

    The Chinatown Files

    The Chinatown Files

    02001HD

    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....

    The Chinatown Files
  • 2022
    Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities

    Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities

    Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities

    02022HD

    Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities follows realtor Brenda Dixon, mayoral candidate Khalid Kamau, club owner Devon Woodson, and social change...

    Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
  • 1981
    The Little Players

    The Little Players

    The Little Players

    01981HD

    We visit a magical repertory company with an absolutely unique group of five actors you’ve never seen before. Uniquely talented, they present...

    The Little Players
  • 1970
    Counting The Ballots

    Counting The Ballots

    Counting The Ballots

    01970HD

    Counting The Ballots