Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

Directed by Bob Hercules1h 52mDocumentary

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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2016
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
14 October 2016
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Self
Common
Common
Self
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Self
G
Guy Johnson
Self
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Self
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Self
John Singleton
John Singleton
Self

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