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Sidney

He has this really deep loveand respect for his parents, and I think that's always,...

Sidney • 2022
He has this really deep love
and respect for his parents, and I think that's always, like,
weighed on him a little bit, that he spent eight years away

Full Transcript

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He has this really deep love and respect for his parents,
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and I think that's always, like, weighed on him a little bit,
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that he spent eight years away.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:17
Uploaded
Mar 26, 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.
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.
And I think that her being able to read people, - Sidney 00:07
And I think that her being able to read people,
And the fact that she just... She loved people unconditionally - Sidney 00:08
And the fact that she just... She loved people unconditional...
I was the only girl and the only Black person - Sidney 00:10
I was the only girl and the only Black person
I had written an essay - Sidney 00:09
I had written an essay
They said, "Well, where did you get these ideas from?" - Sidney 00:12
They said, "Well, where did you get these ideas from?&q...
He needed to know - Sidney 00:08
He needed to know
And I was trying to feed him all the time - Sidney 00:11
And I was trying to feed him all the time
Then he could start feeling and reacting - Sidney 00:08
Then he could start feeling and reacting