To Sidney, with Love — The Films of Sidney Poitier
Oct. 23–28, 2022
Please join us for an exciting retrospective of Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier’s most celebrated films. From popular classics to lesser-known gems, this series reflects the full range of Poitier’s dynamic on-screen persona as well as his immense skill behind the camera. Thoughtfully curated by Professor of Film at Vassar College and noted Poitier scholar Mia Mask, we hope this brief dive into Poitier’s work will delight long-time admirers and convert new fans.
–Saidah Russell, Programming Manager
Paris Blues
Oct. 23, 2022
Diahann Carroll, Louis Armstrong, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Sidney Poitier star in this beautiful film written by blacklisted screenwriter…
A Raisin in the Sun
Oct. 24, 2022
Before the screening, join us for a film introduction by Professor Mia Mask
This screen adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s award-winning play stars Claudia McNeil, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis…
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Oct. 26, 2022
Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Houghton star in classical Hollywood’s (in)famous tale about a newly-betrothed interracial couple. …
To Sir, with Love
Oct. 26, 2022
Before the screening, join us for a film introduction by Professor Mia Mask
Sidney Poitier stars as Mark Thackeray, an immigrant to Britain from British Guiana who accepts a teaching position at North…
Buck and the Preacher
Oct. 27, 2022
Before the screening, join us for a film introduction by Professor Mia Mask, Q&A to follow
Sidney Poitier makes his directorial debut with this revisionist western about Exodusters seeking a better life on the frontier. Set…
A Warm December
Oct. 28, 2022
Poitier directs this sensitive and thoughtful film about a dashingly handsome widower who finds true love again. Dr. Matt Younger…
This series is presented with generous support from
