Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
October 14, 2016 1h 52m
★ 8.0 (15 votes)
Documentary
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.
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Top 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
Status: Released
Production Companies: American Masters Pictures, ITVS, Artemis Rising, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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