Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2024)

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2016, Documentary, 1h 54m

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The extraordinary story of iconic writer, poet, actress and activist Maya Angelou whose life intersected some of the greatest moments in recent American history.

  • Genre: Documentary

  • Original Language: English

  • Director: Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack

  • Producer: Jay Alix, Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack

  • Release Date (Theaters): limited

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  • Distributor: ARC Entertainment

  • Production Co: PBS, Arc Entertainment

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Diahann Carroll

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Hillary Clinton

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Bill Clinton

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Jules Feiffer

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Nikki Giovanni

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Louis Gossett Jr.

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Quincy Jones

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John Singleton

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Cicely Tyson

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Oprah Winfrey

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Alfre Woodard

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Bob Hercules

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Rita Coburn Whack

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Reuben Cannon

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Marquetta Glass

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Michael Kantor

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Keith Walker

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Lillian Benson

Film Editing

David E. Simpson

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Stephen James Taylor

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Jay Alix

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Bob Hercules

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Rita Coburn Whack

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