{"id":77066,"date":"2016-09-20T12:23:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/09\/20\/poster-maya-angelou-still-i-rise\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:48:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:48:01","slug":"poster-maya-angelou-still-i-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/poster-maya-angelou-still-i-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Poster To Maya Angelou: Still I Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poster To Maya Angelou: Still I Rise<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 20, 2016<\/p>\n

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Released online is the poster to the acclaimed doc MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE<\/strong>, which will hit theaters in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco on October 14.<\/p>\n

MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE premiered to critical acclaim at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It won the Audience Award at AFI Docs and was featured at notable fests worldwide including Full Frame, Sheffield, Boulder Film Fest, and Riverrun. The film is currently playing in Chicago with nationwide roll out to follow.<\/p>\n

It will in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco on October 14.<\/p>\n

Directed by Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack<\/strong>, the film is the remarkable story of the iconic writer, poet, performer and activist who overcame the Jim Crow south and devastating abuse to become one of our culture’s greatest voices. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.<\/p>\n

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The film will have its U.S. television premiere on the “American Masters” series Fall 2016 on PBS.<\/p>\n

Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n