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Sidney

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.

Director

Reginald Hudlin

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documentary, biography

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Production

Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.3bz66deer36yb164foftii9pe

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Beverly Poitier-Henderson

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When it was determined
that I would not survive… - Sidney

When it was determined that I would not survive…

I believe that my life has had - Sidney

I believe that my life has had

I didn't know there was
such a thing as electricity. - Sidney

I didn't know there was such a thing as electricity.

I didn't know that there was
such a thing as - Sidney

I didn't know that there was such a thing as

I learned by observation
what the world was like. - Sidney

I learned by observation what the world was like.

And I had to figure out for myself
what they were. - Sidney

And I had to figure out for myself what they were.

And I caught the most hell,
of course, from them. - Sidney

And I caught the most hell, of course, from them.

But I was the youngest - Sidney

But I was the youngest

There was very little schooling.
Very little. - Sidney

There was very little schooling. Very little.

Everything I knew in terms of values,
in terms of right and wrong, - Sidney

Everything I knew in terms of values, in terms of right and ...

Their treatment of each other.
How they cared for each other. - Sidney

Their treatment of each other. How they cared for each other...

How they behaved
with other people in the village. - Sidney

How they behaved with other people in the village.

And I would behave
as close to that as I could - Sidney

And I would behave as close to that as I could

The Florida government put an embargo - Sidney

The Florida government put an embargo

So he sent my mother,
and she took me, to Nassau - Sidney

So he sent my mother, and she took me, to Nassau

As we're heading into the harbor,
I saw something moving. - Sidney

As we're heading into the harbor, I saw something movin...

And it looked like a beetle
coming down the street. - Sidney

And it looked like a beetle coming down the street.

And I asked my mother, "What is that?" - Sidney

And I asked my mother, "What is that?"

As we walked the streets,
I saw glass windows - Sidney

As we walked the streets, I saw glass windows

But she is standing opposite another
woman who looks exactly like her. - Sidney

But she is standing opposite another woman who looks exactly...

And whatever the woman is doing,
the other one is doing. - Sidney

And whatever the woman is doing, the other one is doing.

But I hadn't... I didn't know
there were such things as mirrors. - Sidney

But I hadn't... I didn't know there were such thin...

Do you hear me?
I didn't know what a mirror was. - Sidney

Do you hear me? I didn't know what a mirror was.

There was one white person on Cat Island. - Sidney

There was one white person on Cat Island.

When I got to Nassau,
I saw other white people, - Sidney

When I got to Nassau, I saw other white people,

Black people were 90% of the population. - Sidney

Black people were 90% of the population.

I ran with a group of guys
who were pretty much my age. - Sidney

I ran with a group of guys who were pretty much my age.

Within a matter of months, - Sidney

Within a matter of months,

And my dad decided - Sidney

And my dad decided

I left the Bahamas at 15
with this sense of myself. - Sidney

I left the Bahamas at 15 with this sense of myself.

I had ten and a half years of it
on Cat Island. - Sidney

I had ten and a half years of it on Cat Island.

So I arrived in Miami, Florida,
with a sense of myself. - Sidney

So I arrived in Miami, Florida, with a sense of myself.

And from the time I got off the boat,
Florida began to say to me, - Sidney

And from the time I got off the boat, Florida began to say t...

But there's no concept of, really, race. - Sidney

But there's no concept of, really, race.

Because that was his worldview
and his personal view, - Sidney

Because that was his worldview and his personal view,

And, you know, there were times
when that got him into trouble. - Sidney

And, you know, there were times when that got him into troub...

I was sent to live with my brother,
the only relative we had there. - Sidney

I was sent to live with my brother, the only relative we had...

He got me a job at a place called
the Burdines department store - Sidney

He got me a job at a place called the Burdines department st...

So I got on the bike,
and I went to Miami Beach. - Sidney

So I got on the bike, and I went to Miami Beach.

And I got to the address,
and I walked up to the front door, - Sidney

And I got to the address, and I walked up to the front door,

Then the lady of the house came out,
and she said, - Sidney

Then the lady of the house came out, and she said,

Well, I'm new to this whole
experience of race in the US. - Sidney

Well, I'm new to this whole experience of race in the U...

Why would I have to go to the back door,
and she's standing right here? - Sidney

Why would I have to go to the back door, and she's stan...

But she slammed the door in my face,
and I don't know what to do. - Sidney

But she slammed the door in my face, and I don't know w...

And my decision was,
I put it right there on the doorstep. - Sidney

And my decision was, I put it right there on the doorstep.

After the evening was done,
I went home to my brother's house. - Sidney

After the evening was done, I went home to my brother's...

And I wondered why there was no lights,
but I walked up to the front door. - Sidney

And I wondered why there was no lights, but I walked up to t...

His wife opened the door and grabbed me - Sidney

His wife opened the door and grabbed me

And I... She said, "What did you do?
What did you do today?" - Sidney

And I... She said, "What did you do? What did you do to...

I decided I had to get out of town.
I wanted to get out of town. - Sidney

I decided I had to get out of town. I wanted to get out of t...

I had put a few pieces of clothing - Sidney

I had put a few pieces of clothing

I went to this place.
It's in a totally white community. - Sidney

I went to this place. It's in a totally white community...

On the way back,
I go to what would be the bus stop, - Sidney

On the way back, I go to what would be the bus stop,

A car stopped and pulled right up to me, - Sidney

A car stopped and pulled right up to me,

And they asked me, "What are you doing?" - Sidney

And they asked me, "What are you doing?"

He pulls out his pistol, - Sidney

He pulls out his pistol,

And he put it right up against my head. - Sidney

And he put it right up against my head.

And he said to his compatriots, - Sidney

And he said to his compatriots,

For the next 50 or more blocks, - Sidney

For the next 50 or more blocks,

All the way back to the little street - Sidney

All the way back to the little street

And at that point,
they just simply drove on. - Sidney

And at that point, they just simply drove on.

Within a matter of a few months, - Sidney

Within a matter of a few months,

And I would witness the
application of that power. - Sidney

And I would witness the application of that power.

I knew by then I had to get out of town. - Sidney

I knew by then I had to get out of town.

I didn't know that I would ever find - Sidney

I didn't know that I would ever find

I heard from some guys
that there was a place - Sidney

I heard from some guys that there was a place

I got to New York
at the Greyhound bus station - Sidney

I got to New York at the Greyhound bus station

And I walked out on the street, - Sidney

And I walked out on the street,

He says, "How are you doing?"
And I said, "Fine." - Sidney

He says, "How are you doing?" And I said, "Fi...

So I said, "Okay." - Sidney

So I said, "Okay."

Then I heard this rumbling, rumbling up. - Sidney

Then I heard this rumbling, rumbling up.

And I followed people
who were getting off, - Sidney

And I followed people who were getting off,

Black artists were just very present
in Harlem. - Sidney

Black artists were just very present in Harlem.

You knew what the measure
of an artist was then. - Sidney

You knew what the measure of an artist was then.

So, this is the way in which this era - Sidney

So, this is the way in which this era

I must say that my search
was fruitless for quite a long time. - Sidney

I must say that my search was fruitless for quite a long tim...

At 49th Street and Broadway, - Sidney

At 49th Street and Broadway,

In the window,
it said, "Dishwasher wanted." - Sidney

In the window, it said, "Dishwasher wanted."

Not only did they put me to work,
they were paying four bucks a night. - Sidney

Not only did they put me to work, they were paying four buck...

When I finished the first night's work, - Sidney

When I finished the first night's work,

I went to sleep in the toilet. - Sidney

I went to sleep in the toilet.

There used to be pay toilets in them,
and it cost a nickel. - Sidney

There used to be pay toilets in them, and it cost a nickel.

I put down the seat. I sat there,
put my feet up against the door, - Sidney

I put down the seat. I sat there, put my feet up against the...

On one particular evening, - Sidney

On one particular evening,

And one of the waiters looked over
and saw me sitting there. - Sidney

And one of the waiters looked over and saw me sitting there.

I said, "I'm trying to learn to read
better than I can read." - Sidney

I said, "I'm trying to learn to read better than I...

This was like the beginning
of a journey for me. - Sidney

This was like the beginning of a journey for me.

If you stop struggling,
people are gonna walk past you. - Sidney

If you stop struggling, people are gonna walk past you.

But if they see you working at it, - Sidney

But if they see you working at it,

I was on 125th Street in Harlem, - Sidney

I was on 125th Street in Harlem,

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Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.

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Director: Reginald Hudlin

Writer: Jesse James Miller

Production: Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 70/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Sep 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.3bz66deer36yb164foftii9pe

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