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Sidney

I ran with a group of guyswho were pretty much my age

Sidney • 2022
I ran with a group of guys
who were pretty much my age

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I ran with a group of guys who were pretty much my age.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:43
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.
Within a matter of months, - Sidney 00:07
Within a matter of months,
And my dad decided - Sidney 00:07
And my dad decided
I left the Bahamas at 15 with this sense of myself. - Sidney 00:07
I left the Bahamas at 15 with this sense of myself.
I had ten and a half years of it on Cat Island. - Sidney 00:06
I had ten and a half years of it on Cat Island.
So I arrived in Miami, Florida, with a sense of myself. - Sidney 00:06
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 00:23
And from the time I got off the boat, Florida began to say t...
But there's no concept of, really, race. - Sidney 00:06
But there's no concept of, really, race.
Because that was his worldview and his personal view, - Sidney 00:09
Because that was his worldview and his personal view,
And, you know, there were times when that got him into trouble. - Sidney 00:06
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 00:07
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 00:08
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 00:06
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 00:10
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 00:19
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 00:07
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 00:05
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 00:06
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 00:07
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 00:06
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 00:06
And I wondered why there was no lights, but I walked up to t...