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The People’s Poet will be the first feature documentary to tell the full story of the incomparable Maya Angelou. The film will include appearances by President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey,Common, and Guy Johnson (Maya Angelou‘s son).
In Sybil Wilkes‘ two part interview with co-directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn-Whack, she takes us through the project through its early idea stages to completion. Coburn-Whack shares personal moments she spent with Maya Angelou as the producer of Angelou’s successful radio program.
Using each of her experiences, good and bad as life lessons, the documentary covers everything from Angelou’s time as a dancer earning money for her family to being named poet laureate of this nation.
The documentary also explores how Angelou’s life was shaped by racism in the Jim Crow South in her hometown of Stamps, Arkansas.
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Discussion: MAYA ANGELOU: The People’s Poet [PART ONE] was originally published on praisecleveland.com
