The Slender Thread

Join us for Sidney Poitier's only original story credit on a film, FOR LOVE OF IVY.

Join us for an in-depth conversation of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER with Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution.  

Join us for Sidney Poitier's last performance of 1967, in the still divisive GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, where he stars alongside Hollywood Greats, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in his final film performance. 

Join us for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, a slow burn thriller and the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1967. 

Join us in discussing one of Sidney Poitier's most beloved performances in TO SIR, WITH LOVE, which also kicks off the most significant year in his film career.

Join us for DUEL AT DIABLO, Sidney Poitier's first foray into the western genre.

Join us for A PATCH OF BLUE, a beautiful melodrama with stunning performances from Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, and Shelley Winters - it is also the first film to depict an interracial kiss.

Join us for the gripping drama THE SLENDER THREAD, where Sidney Poitier stars alongside Anne Bancroft in Sydney Pollack's directorial debut.

Join us for THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, a bleak view of life aboard a US Navy Destroyer during the Cold War that pairs Sidney Poitier with Richard Widmark for the third time.

Join us for the bizarre Viking film THE LONG SHIPS, as well as Sidney Poitier's only cameo in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD.