Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Directed by Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack
TrailerNo community ratings yet on FilmStash · 0 membersOne score per member · Verified member ratings
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Maya AngelouSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf
Hillary ClintonSelf
CommonSelf
Louis Gossett Jr.
Cicely TysonSelf
Oprah WinfreySelf
Alfre WoodardSelf
John SingletonSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Bob Hercules
- Director
- Rita Coburn Whack
- Producer
- Jay Alix