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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Oct 14, 2016 · 1h 52m
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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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CAST

Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self
Hillary Clinton
Self
Common
Self
Louis Gossett Jr.
Self
Guy Johnson
Self
Cicely Tyson
Self
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Directed by Bob Hercules

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
American Masters Pictures, ITVS, Artemis Rising, Ford Foundation / JustFilms, National Endowment for the Arts, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Country
US

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