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Sidney's Chair


Production Company: NFTS

Screened on BBC 2 and festivals around the world, this short film charts Sidney Poitier's visit to London in the 1960's to film To Sir With Love and how he helps an East-end boy to find acceptance.

Title: Sidney's Chair
Duration and format: 16mm, 21 minutes, drama
Production Company: NFTS
Producer: Stephen Marsh
Director: Roberto Bangura (New Tricks, 55 Degrees North)
Writer:Roberto Bangura
Cast: Sharon Maiden
Key Crew:
DOP:Nestor Calvo (Wolf)
Production Designer: Eli Bo (Insomnia, Prozac Nation)
Composer: Rob Lane (Elizabeth 1, Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution)
Main broadcasts, screenings and awards: BBC2, several festivals