Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016/10/14 (US) | Documentary
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.
Bob Hercules
Director
Rita Coburn Whack
Director
Lead Cast
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self
Hillary Clinton
Self
Common
Self
Louis Gossett Jr.
Self
No Image
Guy Johnson
Self
Cicely Tyson
Self
Recommendations
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- American Masters Pictures
- ITVS
- Artemis Rising
- JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Crews
Jay Alix
Producer