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Sidney

The kind of ceiling on the possibilitiesthat... that Black people had, and especially sort...

Sidney • 2022
The kind of ceiling on the possibilities
that... that Black people had, and especially sort of aggressive
young Black men had at that time

Full Transcript

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The kind of ceiling on the possibilities that... that Black people had,
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and especially sort of aggressive young Black men had at that time...
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:37
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.
So, there's not a huge difference from Sidney in Raisin in the Sun - Sidney 00:09
So, there's not a huge difference from Sidney in Raisin...
Don't you see no stars gleaming that you can't reach out and grab, huh? - Sidney 00:06
Don't you see no stars gleaming that you can't rea...
I'm a volcano. I'm a giant, and I'm surrounded by ants. - Sidney 00:05
I'm a volcano. I'm a giant, and I'm surrounde...
It's an art of making a moment and knowing what you're gonna do - Sidney 00:08
It's an art of making a moment and knowing what you...
The first time I would've met Sidney, - Sidney 00:08
The first time I would've met Sidney,
I really learned about that relationship - Sidney 00:16
I really learned about that relationship
As I got older, there were conversations that were had, - Sidney 00:09
As I got older, there were conversations that were had,
I feel very, very special. - Sidney 00:05
I feel very, very special.
You're in these caves... In these jazz caves, you know? - Sidney 00:05
You're in these caves... In these jazz caves, you know?
And you've got my aunt Diahann, - Sidney 00:09
And you've got my aunt Diahann,
He and Diahann Carroll are one of the most beautiful couples - Sidney 00:06
He and Diahann Carroll are one of the most beautiful couples
They have these trench coats, - Sidney 00:05
They have these trench coats,
And they're bantering about the Civil Rights Movement and love. - Sidney 00:05
And they're bantering about the Civil Rights Movement a...
And you'll wake up one day, look across the ocean, - Sidney 00:12
And you'll wake up one day, look across the ocean,
On the one hand, - Sidney 00:08
On the one hand,
And he has the lessons of Reginald Poitier, his father, - Sidney 00:07
And he has the lessons of Reginald Poitier, his father,
Is he abandoning those values by engaging in this affair? - Sidney 00:05
Is he abandoning those values by engaging in this affair?
By the end of the filming of Paris Blues, - Sidney 00:06
By the end of the filming of Paris Blues,
He couldn't stay out at the house - Sidney 00:09
He couldn't stay out at the house
And, of course, it turned out - Sidney 00:10
And, of course, it turned out