Explore the life and work of Sidney Poitier in a special event at Watershed this month
Posted on: 07 Oct 2022Harbourside cinema, Watershed, will host a special event focussed on the life and work of legendary actor Sidney Poitier as it celebrates Black History Month.
Known as one of the finest talents active during the ‘Golden Age of Cinema’, Poitier became the first Black male to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964 for his role in ‘Lilies of The Field’.
This event – taking place of Saturday 22 October - will feature a documentary surveying his films, life story and accomplishments alongside an accompanying talk delivered by Dr Roger Griffith, who will discuss the late actor’s career.
More information about this event and tickets can be found via Watershed’s website.
We see alot of trailers... the one on this page brought tears to our eyes!
— Watershed (@wshed) October 6, 2022
Looking forward to this talk from @rogerg44 on the late great actor and activist Sidney Poitier, followed by a screening of new documentary Sidney: https://t.co/N9Qs9eajDO
Poitier rose to prominence in the 1950s with his breakthrough role in ‘Black Jungle’ (1955), giving the world their first taste of his typical on-screen poise and grace.
Three years later he starred alongside Tony Curtis in ‘The Defiant Ones’ (1958), earning his first - and the first ever for a Black male – Oscar nod.
Six years later he bagged his first Academy Award win - again the first for a Black male in the Best Actor Category - for his work in ‘Lilies of The Field’ (1964).
To celebrate his vast list of accomplishments, both on and off screen, Watershed has invited Dr Roger Griffith MBE to deliver a talk about the actor.
Griffith will explore the ground-breaking star’s catalogue of work and the continuing relevance of ‘The Defiant Ones’ (1958) and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ (1967).
Following the talk, ‘Sidney’ – a documentary exploring Poitier’s life, career and accomplishments with interviews from Denzel Washington, Barbara Streisand and Spike Lee to name a few – will be screened.
Further details about this event and tickets can be found via Watershed’s website.
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