William Vito Pollina (born June 25, 1961) is an American film and television writer, producer[1] and director.
His first film role was a bit part in Richard Rush's slapstick cop drama Freebie and the Bean.
Beyond writing, producing and directing hundreds of trailers and TV spots, Pollina designed and created the first DVD interactive menu for home video specialist Warren Lieberfarb at Warner Home Video, for Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning film Unforgiven.
Pollina was President of Optical Nerve when it served as one of Fox Sports Net's marketing companies during FSN's initial launch.
In addition to his work in film and television, Billy Pollina has been an activist for LGBTQ rights since the 1980s and the onset of the AIDS crisis.