Sidney Poitier
Belafonte's activism changed America, his singing shaped a musical consciousness for generations of Americans, and his acting paved the way for Black performers.
After making his documentary about the Hollywood icon, the director reflected to IndieWire, "Sidney was doing exactly what we as a people needed him to do."
This is the cinematic tribute fans have been looking for.
Reginald Hudlin directs the AppleTV+ portrait of actor and activist Poitier, who died in January at age 94.
The Oscar winner's family remembers the man "who lit up our lives with infinite love and wonder" after his death at age 94.
With the pathbreaking actor's passing, here are his best performances and where to stream them.
The Oscar-winning trailblazer died January 7 at age 94.
Poitier is survived by a legacy of films, including "Lilies of the Field," which made him the first Black man to win a Best Actor Oscar, and "In the Heat of the Night."
This month's list spans four decades, and features early work from Sidney Poitier, John Boyega, and Dominique Fishback.
The 1980 comedy starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder made a lot more than "Fate of the Furious."
The landmark racial mystery drama, which opens the TCM Festival on Thursday, beat "The Graduate" and "Bonnie and Clyde" for Best Picture in 1968.
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