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Sidney

I didn't know where I was going next, but I knew that failure wasn't an option

Sidney • 2022
I didn't know where I was going next, but I knew that failure wasn't an option

Full Transcript

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I didn't know where I was going next,
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but I knew that failure wasn't an option.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:31
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.
That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks - Sidney 00:07
That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks
And from there, my career really took off. - Sidney 00:05
And from there, my career really took off.
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up - Sidney 00:09
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up
The moment a Negro child walks into the school, - Sidney 00:13
The moment a Negro child walks into the school,
This was still 1950 America, - Sidney 00:10
This was still 1950 America,
It had never happened before in the history of the movie business. - Sidney 00:06
It had never happened before in the history of the movie bus...
I've always thought there was a great connection - Sidney 00:08
I've always thought there was a great connection
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew, - Sidney 00:10
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew,
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chains. - Sidney 00:06
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chai...
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw. - Sidney 00:05
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw.
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis, - Sidney 00:11
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis,
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy." - Sidney 00:13
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy."
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision… - Sidney 00:06
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision…
To sacrifice his possible freedom… - Sidney 00:06
To sacrifice his possible freedom…
Is something that Black people still don't like and still don't believe. - Sidney 00:06
Is something that Black people still don't like and sti...
It's a magic Negro moment, - Sidney 00:06
It's a magic Negro moment,
The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples - Sidney 00:15
The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples
And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for years. - Sidney 00:08
And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for year...
And it was a way, to them, - Sidney 00:09
And it was a way, to them,
But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people are punks." - Sidney 00:09
But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people ...