Sam Pollard

director of “MLK/FBI”

Sam Pollard on KCRW

Filmmaker Sam Pollard shares how exposure to jazz greats like John Coltrane and Horace Silver in his youth opened up worlds of creativity.

Filmmaker Sam Pollard speaks to the enduring allure of jazz

Filmmaker Sam Pollard shares how exposure to jazz greats like John Coltrane and Horace Silver in his youth opened up worlds of creativity.

from The Treatment

Director Sam Pollard discusses “The League” about the history of Black baseball, working with Questlove, and the “uphill climb” of documentary filmmaking.

Director Sam Pollard pairs passions for baseball and Black history in ‘The League’

Director Sam Pollard discusses “The League” about the history of Black baseball, working with Questlove, and the “uphill climb” of documentary filmmaking.

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On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrate one of the nation’s most effective and inspiring leaders.

‘MLK/FBI’ documentary looks at J. Edgar Hoover’s campaign to discredit Martin Luther King Jr.

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrate one of the nation’s most effective and inspiring leaders.

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