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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

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📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-10-14
⌚ Running Time: 112 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

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

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