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The first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist Maya Angelou.
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| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA poignant portrait of a sex abuse survivor's unlikely path from abandoned street urchin to consummate poet laureate! |
| The UndefeatedSoraya Nadia McDonaldIt's easy to fall into thinking of the late Maya Angelou as something of a national grandmother when she was so much more than that. Thankfully, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, is here to correct that misconception. |
| NewcityRay PridePowerful accomplishment, capturing in under two hours a comprehensive sense of the work the poet, author and activist made, and the life she lived fully in her eighty-six years. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn extraordinary portrait of the soulful and versatile African-American icon. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyThe famed African-American poet and memoirist is profiled in this solid if conventional docu. |
| New York TimesKen JaworowskiMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise covers so much ground that it’s usually easy to forgive the filmmakers for not digging deeper. This is a documentary interested in breadth rather than depth, and on those terms it succeeds. |
| indieWireKate ErblandAngelou’s life and work was rich, significant, influential and hugely varied, and yet “And Still I Rise” is hobbled by unimaginative delivery and direction. In short, it’s limited, and Angelou’s own history proves that limitations must be fought against at every turn. |
| Shadow and ActAramide TinubuThrough interviews, archival footage, and her written words, Dr. Maya Angelou effectively tells her own story in this film. |
| GuardianLanre BakareNo hagiography, it paints a portrait of a life lived to the full and dedicated to being true to oneself. |
| KDHX (St. Louis)Diane CarsonThe subject Maya Angelou, this intelligent, insightful artist, speaks for itself. My Life as a Film pursues a provocative question. |