The 14th Annual Saint Augustine Film Festival is January 11-14 and the LMCC wants to highlight two of the films featured in particular which are SIDNEY (on January 13th at 11:00 AM) and KEMBA (on January 14th at 3:15 PM).

SIDNEY  Directed by Reginald Hudlin

Sidney Poitier was one of the most gifted and talented actors in the history of cinema. He set a new standard for Black actors in Hollywood as a leading man, becoming the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field (1963). He acted in the Golden Age of Hollywood, became a key figure in the civil rights movement, served as a diplomat, and directed and produced highly successful films. Through it all he became husband to two wives, the mothers of his six daughters. Sidney the documentary takes viewers through the life and career of Sidney Poitier in his own words, through narration captured in an in-depth interview conducted by producer Oprah Winfrey, and in the words of his family, friends and those whose lives he influenced most.

SIDNEY will be showing on Saturday, January 13 at 11am in the Lewis Auditorium. One of Sidney's daughters, Pamela Poitier, will give an introduction and do a Q&A session following the screening.