Free of Eden (1998)

Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Plot: Former teacher-turned-inventor Will Cleamons (Sidney Poitier) does his part to heal Los Angeles after the riots by spearheading a project and tutoring a female dropout (Sydney Tamiia Poitier.) Hoping a good education will help her escape from a poor housing project, Cleamons will stop at nothing to assuredly resurrect a young woman’s life. Cast: Sidney Poitier, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Phylicia Rashad, Khalil Kain, Robert Hooks, Saundra McClain, Naomi Gaskin, Eugene Clark, Netfa Perry, Corey Parker Robinson. Directed by, Leon Ichaso