Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Documentary celebrating the life and work of activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou, using film captured just before she died in 2014.
Documentary portrait of the trailblazing activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou. Born in 1928, she enthused generations with her bold and inspirational championing of the African American experience that pushed boundaries and redefined the way people think about race and culture.
Maya Angelou was captured on film just before she died in 2014, and this documentary celebrates her life and work, weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos. It reveals hidden episodes of her exuberant life during some of America's defining moments, from her upbringing in the Depression-era south to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana and her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, the film takes us on an incredible journey through the life of a true American icon.
Contributors include Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Hillary Clinton and Maya Angelou's son Guy Johnson.
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Clips
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Maya Angelou on meeting Martin Luther King
Duration: 01:44
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Maya on being sent to her grandmother's house
Duration: 01:50
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Bill Clinton |
Interviewed Guest | Oprah Winfrey |
Interviewed Guest | Quincy Jones |
Interviewed Guest | Hillary Clinton |
Interviewed Guest | Guy Johnson |
Director | Bob Hercules |
Director | Rita Coburn Whack |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
Broadcasts
- Tue 28 Feb 2017 22:45³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Tue 28 Feb 2017 23:15³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 28 Feb 2017 23:55³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 8 Apr 2017 02:05
- Mon 21 Mar 2022 23:00
- Tue 16 Aug 2022 22:00
- Fri 19 Aug 2022 02:05
- Sun 26 May 2024 22:50
- Wed 29 May 2024 02:25
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