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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

8.0/10 2016 1h 52m Released
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.

Director: Bob Hercules
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Top Cast

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)
 Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self
 Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Self
 Common
Common
Self
 Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Self
 Guy Johnson
Guy Johnson
Self
 Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Self
 Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Self
 Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Self
 John Singleton
John Singleton
Self

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