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And Sidney Poitieris one of those cultural threads

Sidney • 2022
And Sidney Poitier
is one of those cultural threads

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And Sidney Poitier is one of those cultural threads.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:01
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.
The assassination of Martin Luther King, in a lot of ways, - Sidney 00:11
The assassination of Martin Luther King, in a lot of ways,
The personal dimension is not just, you know, - Sidney 00:12
The personal dimension is not just, you know,
Both of them, in the immediate aftermath of King's assassination, - Sidney 00:08
Both of them, in the immediate aftermath of King's assa...
Belafonte wants to hold a big rally in Atlanta after King's funeral. - Sidney 00:06
Belafonte wants to hold a big rally in Atlanta after King�...
Poitier advises against it, - Sidney 00:06
Poitier advises against it,
This leads to sort of a zapping, a certain tension between the two, - Sidney 00:07
This leads to sort of a zapping, a certain tension between t...
I mean, can I say that again? Two very opinionated people. - Sidney 00:06
I mean, can I say that again? Two very opinionated people.
Harry wanted to do something and really allow his community, I guess, - Sidney 00:10
Harry wanted to do something and really allow his community,...
And, you know, Poitier, I think, - Sidney 00:06
And, you know, Poitier, I think,
It's a kind of testament - Sidney 00:12
It's a kind of testament
You know, for Poitier and Belafonte, there had to be a reset moment there. - Sidney 00:07
You know, for Poitier and Belafonte, there had to be a reset...
As I have mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy - Sidney 00:07
As I have mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy
That teaching weighed heavily on me when my first wife and I separated. - Sidney 00:07
That teaching weighed heavily on me when my first wife and I...
That breakup was a long, painful, scarring period for all concerned. - Sidney 00:07
That breakup was a long, painful, scarring period for all co...
Friends decided whose side they were going on, - Sidney 00:10
Friends decided whose side they were going on,
No more aunt... No more "uncle" this or "aunt" that, - Sidney 00:07
No more aunt... No more "uncle" this or "aunt...
That could bring tears to my eyes, - Sidney 00:08
That could bring tears to my eyes,
Of course, too, I was in love with another woman, - Sidney 00:10
Of course, too, I was in love with another woman,
"My wife doesn't understand me enough," - Sidney 00:07
"My wife doesn't understand me enough,"
And then I would say that the other woman had her own agenda. - Sidney 00:06
And then I would say that the other woman had her own agenda...