Apple TV+ has shared the trailer for the upcoming Oprah-produced documentary, Sidney, showcasing icon Sidney Poiter’s illustrious life and profession in movie. The documentary options interviews from the late Poitier himself, in addition to Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee, Oprah, and extra, who focus on Poitier’s legacy as an actor, filmmaker, and activist.

The trailer opens with Poitier’s humble upbringing in Cat Island, Bahamas, earlier than traversing by means of his arrival to the U.S. by way of Miami, his early profession as a younger Black man in Hollywood and first confrontations with American racism, his eventual work within the Civil Rights Motion, and his later profession as a filmmaker who sought extra alternatives in Hollywood for individuals of shade.

Poitier died in January of this 12 months on the age of 94. He’s identified for starring in movies comparable to Lilies Of The Discipline, The Defiant Ones, In The Warmth Of The Second, and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. In 1964, Poitier was the primary Black man to win the Academy Award for Greatest Actor in a Main Function, which the trade wouldn’t see once more till Washington gained his Oscar in 2001. As a number one man, he’s credited for not solely redefining the roles provided to Black women and men in Hollywood, however for creating these roles himself.

Oscar-nominee Reginald Hudlin (Django Unchained, Home Get together) directs the documentary with Jesse James Miller (Punk, Girls Who Rock, I Am Richard Pryor) connected as screenwriter. Govt producers for Sidney embrace Terry Wooden, Catherine Cyr, Brian Gersh, Paul Gertz, Hudlin, Joanna Shimkus Poitier, Anika Poitier, and Barry Krost.

Sidney will premiere in choose theaters and globally on Apple TV+ on September 23.