Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

  • NR
  • 01/26/2016 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 52m

Overview

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.

Bob Hercules

Director

Rita Coburn Whack

Director

Cast

Maya Angelou's headshot

Maya Angelou

Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton's headshot

Bill Clinton

Self
Hillary Clinton's headshot

Hillary Clinton

Self
Common's headshot

Common

Self
Louis Gossett Jr.'s headshot

Louis Gossett Jr.

Self
Guy Johnson's headshot

Guy Johnson

Self
Cicely Tyson's headshot

Cicely Tyson

Self
Oprah Winfrey's headshot

Oprah Winfrey

Self

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