Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

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TitleMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
User score

7.9

Release dateOct 14, 2016
GenreDocumentary
DirectorBob Hercules , Rita Coburn Whack
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesAmerican Masters Pictures, ITVS, Artemis Rising, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Run time112 min.

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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AMERICAN MASTERS | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Trailer | PBS

Feb 3, 2017

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