Editor Sam Pollard discusses sound design using as seen in "4 Little Girls." For more information on Editfest please go to editfest.com. Samuel D. Pollard is an editor and producer, known for "25th Hour" (2002), "4 Little Girls" (1997) and "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006). "Every project forces me to answer questions about what I am trying to say and how important is it for me to say it. [This] is and should always be part of the creative process." -Sam Pollard “4 Little Girls” is a 1997 American historical documentary film about the 15 September 1963 murder of four African-American girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Documentary". Manhattan Edit Workshop is a New York Film Editing School offering a full range of basic to advanced manufacturer certified training courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications. Manhattan Edit Workshop's mission is to provide the highest quality education for filmmakers and editors. Focusing on both the art and technology inherent to our craft. We foster a "learn by doing" approach in an atmosphere where mistakes are encouraged as part of the process and the only "silly" question is the one that isn't asked. More information about Manhattan Edit Workshop and the classes offered visit: www.mewshop.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @MEWshop / twitter.com/mewshop Like us on Facebook Manhattan Edit Workshop: www.facebook.com/ManhattanEditWorkshop Friend us Manhattan Edit: www.facebook.com/mewshop ACE, American Cinema Editors (americancinemaeditors.org/) ACE is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing. “Samuel D. Pollard”. n.d. In IMDB. Retrieved September 18, 2014, from www.imdb.com/name/nm0689498/ Featuring a clip from “4 Little Girls” TM & © HBO (1997) “4 Little Girls”. n.d. In Wikipedia. Retrieved September 18, 2014, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Little_Girls