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Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)
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114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)

Not Rated

114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist Maya Angelou.

Directors

Rita Coburn (as Rita Coburn Whack) (co-director) (as Rita Coburn Whack) | Bob Hercules (co-director)

Producers

Jay Alix (producer) | Rita Coburn (producer) (as Rita Coburn Whack) | Bob Hercules (producer)

Composer

Stephen James Taylor

Cinematographer

Keith Walker

Editors

Lillian Benson | David E. Simpson

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Updated Feb 25, 2016

Release date

Oct 14, 2016 (United States)

Awards

6 wins & 5 nominations

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Cicely Tyson Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	The Help (2011)
Guy Johnson Self - Maya Angelou's Son Self - Maya Angelou's Son See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Diahann Carroll Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Julia (1968)
Don Martin Self - Dancer / Self - Opened for Maya Angelou, 1950's Self - Dancer / Self - Opened for Maya Angelou, 1950's See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Louise Meriwether Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
Nikki Giovanni Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Rosa (2007)
Louis Gossett Jr. Self - Actor (as Lou Gosset Jr.) Self - Actor (as Lou Gosset Jr.) See fewer	An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Alice Windom Self - Friend Self - Friend See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Jules Feiffer Self - Writer / Self - Cartoonist Self - Writer / Self - Cartoonist See fewer	Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Robert Loomis Self - May Angelou's Editor Self - May Angelou's Editor See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Common Self - Hip Hop Artist Self - Hip Hop Artist See fewer	John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Singleton Self - Film Director Self - Film Director See fewer	Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Alfre Woodard Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Hillary Clinton Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Eugene Redmond Self - Professor of English Literature Self - Professor of English Literature See fewer	Word Warriors III (2016)
Oprah Winfrey Self Self See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Bill Clinton Self - 42nd U.S. President Self - 42nd U.S. President See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Valerie Simpson Self - Singer / Self - Songwriter Self - Singer / Self - Songwriter See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Quincy Jones Self - Musician / Self - Composer Self - Musician / Self - Composer See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Jordan Yusef Self - Reenactment Actor Self - Reenactment Actor See fewer	Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)
Amari Davis Self - Reenactment Actor Self - Reenactment Actor See fewer	She's Got a Baby Too (2025)
Hal Whack Self - Reenactment Actor Self - Reenactment Actor See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Rita Coburn Self - Reenactment Actor (as Rita Coburn Whack) Self - Reenactment Actor (as Rita Coburn Whack) See fewer	Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (2022)
Maya Angelou Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Poetic Justice (1993)
James Baldwin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
B.B. King Self - Blues Musician (archive footage) Self - Blues Musician (archive footage) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)