Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

7.9 / 10

(14 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Rita Coburn Whack

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Company:

American Masters Pictures,

ITVS,

Artemis Rising,

JustFilms / Ford Foundation,

National Endowment for the Arts,

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Cast:
Maya Angelou

Herself (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Himself

Hillary Clinton

Herself

Common

Himself

Louis Gossett Jr.

Himself

Crew:
Rita Coburn Whack

Director

Bob Hercules

Director

Jay Alix

Producer