Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (movie)

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (movie)

  • User score: 7.9
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Bob Hercules , Rita Coburn Whack
  • Production companies: American Masters Pictures, ITVS, Artemis Rising, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 10/14/2016
  • Run time: 112 min.

Movie description

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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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Role(s): Herself (archive footage)

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Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Role(s): Himself

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Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Role(s): Herself

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Common

Common

Role(s): Himself

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Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Role(s): Himself

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