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Sidney

Within a matter of a few months, I had to kind of switchmy whole view of life

Sidney • 2022
Within a matter of a few months, I had to kind of switch
my whole view of life

Full Transcript

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Within a matter of a few months,
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I had to kind of switch my whole view of life.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:14
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 I would witness the application of that power. - Sidney 00:07
And I would witness the application of that power.
I knew by then I had to get out of town. - Sidney 00:06
I knew by then I had to get out of town.
I didn't know that I would ever find - Sidney 00:09
I didn't know that I would ever find
I heard from some guys that there was a place - Sidney 00:09
I heard from some guys that there was a place
I got to New York at the Greyhound bus station - Sidney 00:07
I got to New York at the Greyhound bus station
And I walked out on the street, - Sidney 00:09
And I walked out on the street,
He says, "How are you doing?" And I said, "Fine." - Sidney 00:19
He says, "How are you doing?" And I said, "Fi...
So I said, "Okay." - Sidney 00:09
So I said, "Okay."
Then I heard this rumbling, rumbling up. - Sidney 00:05
Then I heard this rumbling, rumbling up.
And I followed people who were getting off, - Sidney 00:06
And I followed people who were getting off,
Black artists were just very present in Harlem. - Sidney 00:06
Black artists were just very present in Harlem.
You knew what the measure of an artist was then. - Sidney 00:05
You knew what the measure of an artist was then.
So, this is the way in which this era - Sidney 00:07
So, this is the way in which this era
I must say that my search was fruitless for quite a long time. - Sidney 00:05
I must say that my search was fruitless for quite a long tim...
At 49th Street and Broadway, - Sidney 00:08
At 49th Street and Broadway,
In the window, it said, "Dishwasher wanted." - Sidney 00:11
In the window, it said, "Dishwasher wanted."
Not only did they put me to work, they were paying four bucks a night. - Sidney 00:05
Not only did they put me to work, they were paying four buck...
When I finished the first night's work, - Sidney 00:07
When I finished the first night's work,
I went to sleep in the toilet. - Sidney 00:05
I went to sleep in the toilet.
There used to be pay toilets in them, and it cost a nickel. - Sidney 00:05
There used to be pay toilets in them, and it cost a nickel.