Apr 04 2025 36 mins
If you’re in the mood for a time capsule of 1967, In The Heat Of The Night is the movie for you. We discuss how this iconic civil rights infused detective drama-cum-social thriller should have won Sidney Poitier an oscar - if only he hadn’t already won one 3 years before - and the pros and cons of deploying the camera’s zoom function.
References
Sidney Poitier on In The Heat Of The Night
‘In the Heat of the Night: The Double Bind’, essay by K. Austin Collins
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Edited and produced by Lily Austin and James Brailsford
Original music by James Brailsford
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