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Sidney

Lilies of the Field isthis low-budget production, sort of this modest storyabout a Black...

Sidney • 2022
Lilies of the Field is
this low-budget production, sort of this modest story
about a Black handyman who arrives in the American Southwest
at a nunnery, or a group of nuns, and he helps to build them a church

Full Transcript

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Lilies of the Field is this low-budget production,
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sort of this modest story about a Black handyman
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who arrives in the American Southwest at a nunnery, or a group of nuns,
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and he helps to build them a church.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
78
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:53
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.
God is good. He has sent me a big, strong man. - Sidney 00:06
God is good. He has sent me a big, strong man.
I'm like, "Sidney, leave. Why you messing around with them?" - Sidney 00:12
I'm like, "Sidney, leave. Why you messing around w...
He said, "They can't pay me enough. They are not offering anything." - Sidney 00:10
He said, "They can't pay me enough. They are not o...
Do the movie not for a salary, - Sidney 00:15
Do the movie not for a salary,
He turns it down. He says, - Sidney 00:08
He turns it down. He says,
You could turn stuff down when... You know, when the house is paid for. - Sidney 00:05
You could turn stuff down when... You know, when the house i...
Not knocking Harry, but Harry was, you know, Day-O'ing. - Sidney 00:06
Not knocking Harry, but Harry was, you know, Day-O'ing.
And whenever anybody who was anybody came to the show, - Sidney 00:07
And whenever anybody who was anybody came to the show,
And she said, "Come on, Sidney. Let's do it." - Sidney 00:09
And she said, "Come on, Sidney. Let's do it."
I saw you hollering in Lilies of the Field." - Sidney 00:06
I saw you hollering in Lilies of the Field."
This tiny, low-budget film builds an audience over time. - Sidney 00:05
This tiny, low-budget film builds an audience over time.
And then in particular - Sidney 00:07
And then in particular
This very sweet, endearing style that he brings to the movie. - Sidney 00:05
This very sweet, endearing style that he brings to the movie...
I think the kind of part it was, - Sidney 00:14
I think the kind of part it was,
For the 36th time, the world's amusement capital - Sidney 00:10
For the 36th time, the world's amusement capital
I'm watching this thing called the Academy Awards, - Sidney 00:09
I'm watching this thing called the Academy Awards,
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,