Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016•1h 52m•8.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Bob Hercules
Languages
English
Studio
American Masters Pictures
Cast
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self
Hillary Clinton
Self
Common
Self
Louis Gossett Jr.
Self
Guy Johnson
Self
Cicely Tyson
Self
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Alfre Woodard
Self
John Singleton
Self
Production
Company
American Masters Pictures
Company
ITVS
Company
Artemis Rising
Company
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Company
National Endowment for the Arts
Company
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Producer
Jay Alix
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