Cupertino, California - Oprah Winfrey is helping to keep the legacy of Sidney Poitier alive.

Following the Hollywood historymaker’s death on Thursday night at the age of 94, Apple reportedly has a documentary about him on deck, with Winfrey executive-producing and Reginald Hudlin serving as director.

The project, according to Variety, has been in production for more than a year.

The yet-to-be-titled film, an Apple Original Films release, will provide an in-depth examination of Poitier’s life that includes the participation of his family.

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In 1964, Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor for his role in Lilies of the Field.

His other credits include 1967′s groundbreaking film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, in which he starred opposite Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1974, Poitier was appointed Bahamas’ ambassador to Japan in 1997. In 2009, former President Barack Obama awarded the A Raisin in the Sun star with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Winfrey, who has interviewed Poitier on her talk show, was one of dozens of stars who paid tribute to the icon on social media following his death.

"Friend. Brother. Confidant. Wisdom teacher. The utmost, highest regard and praise for his most magnificent, gracious, eloquent life. I treasured him. I adored him. He had an enormous soul I will forever cherish," she wrote on Instagram, with a photo of them hugging.

Over the weekend, the Winfrey-founded basic cable channel OWN replayed episodes of Poitier programming she produced through the years.

A Broadway play from playwright Charles Randolph-Wright and Tony Award-winning actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson about Poitier’s life was also recently announced.