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Well, Sidney was a race man, so, how could he be directing this film, everybody in front...

Sidney • 2022
Well, Sidney was a race man, so, how could he be directing this film, everybody in front of the camera's Black, everybody behind the camera's white?
He's not gonna do that

Full Transcript

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Well, Sidney was a race man,
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so, how could he be directing this film,
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everybody in front of the camera's Black,
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everybody behind the camera's white? He's not gonna do that.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:35:25
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.
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...
They are sitting there laughing their heads off. - Sidney 00:06
They are sitting there laughing their heads off.
I mean, they were so overjoyed with seeing these characters - Sidney 00:11
I mean, they were so overjoyed with seeing these characters
Well, with that response, - Sidney 00:07
Well, with that response,
The comedies that I made, we tried to design them - Sidney 00:14
The comedies that I made, we tried to design them
So, Sidney Poitier is now a comedy director. - Sidney 00:05
So, Sidney Poitier is now a comedy director.
He's a big comedy director, and he does this movie - Sidney 00:12
He's a big comedy director, and he does this movie
I hereby sentence you to serve 125 years - Sidney 00:11
I hereby sentence you to serve 125 years
When you look at... When you watch Poitier's films as a director, - Sidney 00:07
When you look at... When you watch Poitier's films as a...
And he's able to leave a space where Gene Wilder can be funny as hell, - Sidney 00:08
And he's able to leave a space where Gene Wilder can be...
You'd never have guessed - Sidney 00:06
You'd never have guessed
The guy who leads us to Denzel and to Wesley, - Sidney 00:13
The guy who leads us to Denzel and to Wesley,