Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie
Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack's unprecedented film celebrates 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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Genre
Documentary
Black Cast
Cicely Tyson, Common, John Singleton, Louis Gossett Jr., Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard
Release Date
October 14, 2016
Runtime
1h52m
Rating
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