PREVIEW: Sidney (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee, Andrew Young

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Reginald Hudlin (Marshall), director; Jesse James Miller (I Am Richard Pryor), writer; Derik Murray (Facing Ali) and Oprah Winfrey (Selma), producers; Matthew Chavez (Anita Ho), cinematographer; Tony Kent (I Am Patrick Swayze), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The story of legendary Black actor Sidney Poitier, and his legacy as an iconic performer, filmmaker, and activist who led the Hollywood charge of the Civil Rights Movement…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

From producer Oprah Winfrey and director Reginald Hudlin, as well as an A-list ensemble of on-screen interviewees, this is the definitive film about the legendary Hollywood star Sidney Poitier, who sadly passed away earlier this year.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON APPLE TV+

 

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