Phoenix
£8.90/£7.30 Concessions/£6 Students
Dir Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack, US, 2016, 114 mins, TBC
An intimate and personal portrait of the incomparable Maya Angelou, the film weaves her words with rare archival photographs and footage which paint moments of her prolific life; as a singer, dancer, activist, poet, and writer. Maya Angelou inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought that pushed boundaries, featured interviews with friends and family play a moving tribute to her legacy.
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