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Thread #170901   Message #4133612
Posted By: Felipa
24-Jan-22 - 11:30 AM
Thread Name: Robert Burns documentary recommendations
Subject: RE: Robert Burns documentary recommendations
I don't know if you can get a copy of /access to The Tree of Liberty and/or Bard Hair Day

There is a series called The Robert Burns Guide, and one episode is an 18+ minute reading and analysis of Burns' poem "The Tree of Liberty"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkbcrl5q2pM
The series on youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAH3IYBcXqAOzR-DQ7jbPg covers several other Burns poems, including "To a Haggis".


I think a documentary of the true story behind A'e Fond Kiss would be interesting, but what I have found instead is a modern film "A'e Fond Kiss" (2004) "Casim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow's coolest venues, Casim dreams of buying his own club. His parents Tariq and Sadia are devout Muslims and plan for him to marry his beautiful cousin Jasmine, who is soon to arrive in the UK. Plans go awry when Casim meets Roisin. A teacher at his sister Tahara's school, Roisin is different from any girl he's ever met. She's gorgeous, intelligent and definitely possesses a mind of her own. She and Casim soon fall deeply in love. But Casim knows all too well that, even if he wasn't due to marry, his parents would never accept a 'goree' – a white girl. As a Catholic, Roisin finds that her own community isn't very supportive either. When their relationship is discovered, the repercussions of the scandal reach far and wide and sparks fly as cultures clash and personalities collide."

you can see a free preview and you can rent the online video via youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPJIo2q7J4