Tim Reid, (Actor/Producer/Director – Founder of the LGCYTV Network), pays tribute to Sidney Poitier. Included in the tribute is a seldom seen film that features the actor before his rise to fame.
A Political Drama, filmed on location in Africa, Mark of the Hawk starred Sidney Poitier as a London educated African who returns to his homeland to take a political appointment. Poitier’s brother Clinton Macklin is in charge of a rebel organization. Poitier must choose between seeking out racial equality through peaceful means, or casting his lot with his brother. Film also starred Eartha Kitt.
