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Maya Angelou [videorecording] : and still I rise / a co-production of the People's Poet Media Group, LLC, Thirteen's American masters for WNET, and ITVS ; directed by Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack ; produced by Rita Coburn Whack, Bob Hercules, Jay Alix, Una Jackman.

And still I rise (portion title)

Hercules, Bob, (film director,, film producer.). Whack, Rita Coburn, 1958- (film director,, film producer.). Alix, Jay (Producer), (film producer.). Jackman, Una, (film producer.). Walker, Keith (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Simpson, David E., (editor of moving image work.). Benson, Lillian E., (editor of moving image work.). Taylor, Stephen James, (composer (expression)). Angelou, Maya, (interviewee (expression)). Clinton, Bill, 1946- (interviewee (expression)). Winfrey, Oprah, (interviewee (expression)). Common (Musician), (interviewee (expression)). Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (interviewee (expression)). Redmond, Eugene, (interviewee (expression)). Tyson, Cicely, (interviewee (expression)). Jones, Quincy, 1933- (interviewee (expression)). Clinton, Hillary Rodham, (interviewee (expression)). Singleton, John, 1968-2019 (interviewee (expression)). Johnson, Guy, 1945- (interviewee (expression)). People's Poet Media Group, (production company.). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), (production company.). Independent Television Service, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.

Record details

ISBN: 9781627899871
ISBN: 1627899871
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 114 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a documentary film in 2016; later broadcast as an episode of the PBS television series: American masters.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Keith Walker ; editors, David E. Simpson, Lillian E. Benson ; original music, Stephen James Taylor.
Participant or Performer Note:	Interviewees, Maya Angelou, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Alfre Woodard, Cicely Tyson, Quincy Jones, Hillary Clinton, John Singleton, Guy Johnson.
Target Audience Note:	TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:	In English; with optional English subtitles.