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Sidney

It was a hugely audacious moveto start a production company being a Black man in Hollywood

Sidney • 2022
It was a hugely audacious move
to start a production company being a Black man in Hollywood

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It was a hugely audacious move to start a production company
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being a Black man in Hollywood.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:33:58
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 think the feeling was, - Sidney 00:07
I think the feeling was,
You don't need to then put yourself in this position of power - Sidney 00:13
You don't need to then put yourself in this position of...
What we all really wanted - Sidney 00:09
What we all really wanted
I made Uptown Saturday Night, - Sidney 00:05
I made Uptown Saturday Night,
Okay? I thought it was the coolest damn thing - Sidney 00:05
Okay? I thought it was the coolest damn thing
He had an understanding of the industry - Sidney 00:07
He had an understanding of the industry
He was very much aware that there weren't any at one point - Sidney 00:10
He was very much aware that there weren't any at one po...
We should underscore the fact - Sidney 00:06
We should underscore the fact
It's not just that we've got an enormously talented Black cast... - Sidney 00:05
It's not just that we've got an enormously talente...
Yeah. We have 1,300 Black people - Sidney 00:07
Yeah. We have 1,300 Black people
Well, Sidney was a race man, - Sidney 00:13
Well, Sidney was a race man,
That's not even a question. Sidney ain't doing that. - Sidney 00:05
That's not even a question. Sidney ain't doing tha...
Sidney's gonna make sure that he's gonna put Black people positioned - Sidney 00:09
Sidney's gonna make sure that he's gonna put Black...
You have longer careers behind the camera - Sidney 00:05
You have longer careers behind the camera
What's interesting about Poitier as an actor now - Sidney 00:07
What's interesting about Poitier as an actor now
I look forward to dealing with scripts and dealing with actors, - Sidney 00:06
I look forward to dealing with scripts and dealing with acto...
I think I've climbed all the mountains I intended to - Sidney 00:05
I think I've climbed all the mountains I intended to
On 3rd Avenue in New York City, - Sidney 00:05
On 3rd Avenue in New York City,
The picture was playing. It was called Let's Do It Again. - Sidney 00:05
The picture was playing. It was called Let's Do It Agai...
It was a packed house, so I stood in the back watching the reaction. - Sidney 00:06
It was a packed house, so I stood in the back watching the r...