

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie · 1h 52m
Documentary
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
66/100
Key crew
- Bob HerculesDirector
- Rita Coburn WhackDirector
Cast
- Maya AngelouSelf (archive footage)
- Bill ClintonSelf
- Hillary ClintonSelf
- CommonSelf
- Louis Gossett Jr.Self
- Guy JohnsonSelf
- Cicely TysonSelf
- Oprah WinfreySelf
- Alfre WoodardSelf
- John SingletonSelf
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Themes
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