Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

October 14, 2016 | 112 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Maya Angelou

Naomi Scott

Bill Clinton

Naomi Scott

Hillary Clinton

Naomi Scott

Common

Naomi Scott

Louis Gossett Jr.

Naomi Scott

Guy Johnson

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