Angelou on Burns (1996)

Angelou on Burns

1996

Documentary

Synopsis

This award-winning documentary tells the story of the American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s journey to Ayrshire to visit the birthplace of fellow poet Robert Burns. As a child, Angelou read Burns’ work and discovered similarities between her own life and his, which she explores throughout this documentary, filmed at the time of the bicentenary of Burns’ death.

Credits

Director

Elly M. Taylor

Cast

Maya Angelou