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Sidney

And I knew that,of course, playing a maid, brilliantly as she did, was about all they...

Sidney • 2022
And I knew that,
of course, playing a maid, brilliantly as she did, was about all they really wanted
out of people like her

Full Transcript

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And I knew that, of course, playing a maid,
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brilliantly as she did,
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was about all they really wanted out of people like her.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:51
Uploaded
Mar 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
May I say thank you - Sidney 00:08
May I say thank you
You're watching a man in a world - Sidney 00:07
You're watching a man in a world
He... Yeah. I mean, - Sidney 00:06
He... Yeah. I mean,
And my poor, uneducated family in the Caribbean looked on America - Sidney 00:09
And my poor, uneducated family in the Caribbean looked on Am...
And once you've gathered some of it, you certainly should send some home. - Sidney 00:06
And once you've gathered some of it, you certainly shou...
And because I couldn't send gold back home, - Sidney 00:08
And because I couldn't send gold back home,
I didn't write because I couldn't put anything in the envelope. - Sidney 00:06
I didn't write because I couldn't put anything in ...
He has this really deep love and respect for his parents, - Sidney 00:10
He has this really deep love and respect for his parents,
I saw my mother and father for the first time in eight years. - Sidney 00:06
I saw my mother and father for the first time in eight years...
The family was able to gather in a theater in Nassau - Sidney 00:08
The family was able to gather in a theater in Nassau
For my parents, - Sidney 00:06
For my parents,
It must have been something like a fantasy for them. A dream. - Sidney 00:05
It must have been something like a fantasy for them. A dream...
I'm not entirely sure how much they grasped of the concept. - Sidney 00:06
I'm not entirely sure how much they grasped of the conc...
Letting go with "That's my kid!" and all that kind of stuff. - Sidney 00:07
Letting go with "That's my kid!" and all that...
After that initial burst of success, I was back in Harlem washing dishes. - Sidney 00:07
After that initial burst of success, I was back in Harlem wa...
Despite the setback, - Sidney 00:06
Despite the setback,
Enough of each to marry a beautiful young girl named Juanita, - Sidney 00:08
Enough of each to marry a beautiful young girl named Juanita...
Soon our first child was born, - Sidney 00:08
Soon our first child was born,
I think that my mother was a total optimist, - Sidney 00:08
I think that my mother was a total optimist,
But her optimism overwhelmed him. - Sidney 00:06
But her optimism overwhelmed him.