Sidney Poitier
KNOWN FOR
The films Blackboard Jungle, The Defiant Ones, Lilies of the Field, To Sir with Love
AMERICAN MASTERS FILMS
In The Making (Mar 2023)Directed by Lee Grant
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (Feb 2000)Directed by Lee Grant
Written Features
In The Making
Creating space for Black cinema
Archivist and curator Maya Cade feels a deep kinship with the artists and histories displayed...
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
4 Ways Sidney Poitier was a trailblazer on and off the screen
One of his films helped inspire the independence movement for his native Bahamas.
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
About Sidney Poitier
More than an actor (and Academy-Award winner), Sidney Poitier is an artist, a writer and...
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Filmmaker Interview – Lee Grant
More than an actor (and Academy-Award winner), Sidney Poitier is an artist, a writer and...
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Timeline
More than an actor (and Academy-Award winner), Sidney Poitier is an artist, a writer and...
Video Features
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