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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

1h 52m | PG-13

⭐ 8 / 10

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.

Director: Bob Hercules

Studio: American Masters Pictures

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

as Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

as Self

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

as Self

Common

Common

as Self

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Self

Guy Johnson

Guy Johnson

as Self