WED DEC 7, 2022 7:30 PM SIDNEY / IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Free Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Reginald Hudlin and actor Anika Poitier. Moderated by president of the African American Film Critics Association Gil Robertson. Tickets are no longer on sale for this event. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: SIDNEY, 2022, Reginald Hudlin, 111 Minutes, Apple Original Films, USA From producer Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, this revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy as an iconic actor, filmmaker and activist at the center of Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring candid interviews with Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee and many more, the film is also produced by Derik Murray, in close collaboration with the Poitier family. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Apple Original Films IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, 1967, Norman Jewison, 109 Minutes, Park Circus / MGM, USA Director Norman Jewison’s hard-hitting Southern murder mystery garnered five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Rod Steiger), Best Screenplay (Sterling Silliphant) and Best Editing (Hal Ashby). Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) arrives in a small Southern town to visit his mother but becomes embroiled in a murder investigation when he is picked up as a suspect by the local constabulary for no reason other than the color of his skin. When Tibbs’ profession is verified, his Philadelphia boss offers Tibbs’ services to redneck Sheriff Steiger to help on the investigation. Incredulous, wary and unapologetically racist, Steiger reluctantly accepts and eventually learns to respect his northern colleague. FORMAT: 4K Restoration DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus / MGM