Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - In honor of Sidney Poitier (1927 - 2022)

Thanks for sharing.

I like the anglicized Igbo accents in Mark of the Hawk, said to have been shot on location in Enugu and may have been inspired by Azikiwe who allegedly allowed them to shoot in his official Governor's residence:

The Mark of the Hawk (1957) | Sidney Poitier Eartha Kitt Juano Hernandez

The Mark of the Hawk (1957) | Sidney Poitier Eartha Kitt Juano Hernandez

Biko

On Saturday, 8 January 2022, 00:44:36 GMT-5, 'Emeagwali, Gloria (History)' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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Subject: Sidney Poitier (1927 - 2022)

 

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SIDNEY POITIER

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Poitier

Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw-2lRYK1Kc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX4pgsjjZfQ

The Oscar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCzTyxXPy1o
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/13/newsid_2524000/2524235.stm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnjTANhBu3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_9RfZfHCs

NAACP Image Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__IPW_edp5k

Arizona State University Film School
https://film.asu.edu/sidney-poitier

FILMS

Major film clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpSt-eB5g-c

No Way Out (1950)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlpK2tOHLGA

Mark of the Hawk (1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKdbl1wjcQ

Edge of the City (1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHAvTuSbwSA

Porgy and Bess (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIdrZxaP-gE

All the Young Men (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5u451vXDfA

Paris Blues (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr2y_2cI9fM

Pressure Point (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvxBMk5WVU

Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgQiMWcFtQg

Lets Do It Again (1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHbJaxXPRQQ

A Piece of the Action (1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ItLAogt-4c

The Difiant Ones

Shoot to Kill (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9beAuz0wDZk

Children of the Dust (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1RiLOEEN0Y

Mandela and De Klerk (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrbhDu7g5kE

East of Eden (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it62BB95rT8

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