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Sidney

I'm watching this thingcalled the Academy Awards, and you're seeing people pulling upin...

Sidney • 2022
I'm watching this thing
called the Academy Awards, and you're seeing people pulling up
in limousines and the whole thing

Full Transcript

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I'm watching this thing called the Academy Awards,
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and you're seeing people pulling up in limousines and the whole thing.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:51
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.
And any time a Black person was on television, - Sidney 00:10
And any time a Black person was on television,
Colored people. Turn on now." - Sidney 00:05
Colored people. Turn on now."
The nominees for the best performance by an actor - Sidney 00:19
The nominees for the best performance by an actor
When my name was called, - Sidney 00:12
When my name was called,
It was an expression of self, - Sidney 00:10
It was an expression of self,
Can you imagine just the sheer joy, magic, - Sidney 00:17
Can you imagine just the sheer joy, magic,
Mr. Poitier is the first Negro to win such a high award, - Sidney 00:08
Mr. Poitier is the first Negro to win such a high award,
It was a turning point, - Sidney 00:19
It was a turning point,
Because it is a long journey to this moment, - Sidney 00:16
Because it is a long journey to this moment,
I remember distinctly feeling - Sidney 00:11
I remember distinctly feeling
All I can say is a very special thank you. - Sidney 00:06
All I can say is a very special thank you.
He made it for a lot of people, - Sidney 00:10
He made it for a lot of people,
Imagine what they felt like when "he made it." - Sidney 00:06
Imagine what they felt like when "he made it."
To be the first Black man, Bahamian man, - Sidney 00:14
To be the first Black man, Bahamian man,
It was extraordinary for the time, - Sidney 00:08
It was extraordinary for the time,
I was not that good or that pure. - Sidney 00:05
I was not that good or that pure.
But there was something in me that I was carrying forth - Sidney 00:13
But there was something in me that I was carrying forth
I was born two months premature. - Sidney 00:06
I was born two months premature.
My father left the house the following morning - Sidney 00:11
My father left the house the following morning
He came back to the house with a shoebox. - Sidney 00:07
He came back to the house with a shoebox.