It won the audience award at afi docs and was featured at notable film festivals worldwide. International womens month is a perfect time to experience maya angelou. Oneodio adapterfree closed back overear dj stereo monitor. Why oprah couldnt fund maya angelou documentary still i rise video sundance 2016. The film, presented by american masters pictures, will bow in. The first ever documentary on the life of the late great author, poet and civil rights leader maya angelou is making its big debut at the sundance film festival. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Maya angelou and still i rise film, trailer, kritik kinozeit. And still i rise, which chronicles the late poet and activists. Comparatively, liz garbus film about nina simone last year had to recycle several photos and video throughout that film. Maya angelou was an american poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Sundance festival internationalpremiere january 26, 2016 maya angelou.
First feature documentary about the incomparable maya angelou will be released in theaters nationwide. Distinctly referred to as a redwood tree, with deep deep roots in american culture, icon maya angelou gives people the freedom to think about their history in a way they never had before. Words of wisdom print by maya angelou sundance catalog. With cicely tyson, guy johnson, diahann carroll, don martin. Exclusive clip from the maya angelou sundance documentary. A scene from the documentary maya angelou and still i rise, which is premiereing at the 2016 sundance film festival. Post magazine bam mixes maya angelou for sundance premiere.
The film collaborative is the first nonprofit, fullservice provider dedicated to the distribution of independent film, including narrative features, documentaries and shorts. This film left so many inspired, informed and encouraged to as maya angelou would say, continue. Honestly, were probably more jazzed about the documentaries on this years lineup than anything else. We offer a full range of affordable distribution, educational, and marketing education to independent filmmakers looking to reach out to traditionally underserved audiences. New maya angelou documentary set for sundance premiere. Exclusive clip from the maya angelou sundance documentary video. Conversation with codirectors bob hercules and rita coburn whack and dr. Directed by bob hercules, rita coburn whack, the film will be the very first featurelength to focus on the life and legacy of the loved late poetactivistsinger. Most people know the surface persona of maya angelou as a.
The film took four years to put together and now maya angelou and still i rise is. Bob hercules and rita coburn whacks unprecedented film celebrates dr. And still i rise directed by bob hercules and rita coburn whack opening in theaters across the nation on. Bob hercules 79 sees maya angelou film selected for 2016. And still i rise the first feature documentary about the icon, who died in 2014 at age 86 explores her many endeavors, including her heyday performing the popular afrocaribbean music offbroadway and in the 1957 film calypso heat wave. Maya angelou and still i rise premiere 2016 sundance film. Maya angelou documentary debuts at sundance, oprah winfrey. Since so much of that life was filmed and photographed, this biodoc cant help but have a visual. Maya angelou, norman lear, robert mapplethorpe stories also will be featured. And still i rise digs into those crevices and delivers an overview that far exceeds one womans remarkable transit. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2016 sundance film festival. At the time of maya angelous death, she was participating in the first feature documentary about her life for the american masters series, maya angelou and still i rise.
The film won a peabody award in 2017 among many others and continues to be internationally celebrated and screened. Johnson cofounder and principle of cage bird legacy llc apologies first 6 mins audio not. Dave chappelle and maya angelou at angelous home in north carolina during the filming of the 2006 sundance original series iconoclasts. And still i rise, was selected for this years sundance film festival, which premiered there on january 26. They promise juicy insights into subjects like cults, michael jackson, gun laws, north korean dictators, maya angelou, tickling and the internet. Poet and civil rights activist maya angelou is celebrated using her own words set over rare photographs and video illustrating her remarkable life. April 4, 1928 may 28, 2014 was an american poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Our production team, executive producers, friends and family thank you for your support. After premiering at the sundance film festival in 2016, maya angelou.
Maya angelou and still i rise documentary will premiere at this years sundance film festival. Maya angelou doc will premiere at sundance film festival. This stirring documentary explores the personal strength and talents of maya angelou. Angelous talk show, which aired on oprah radio on sirius xmsays of. You can follow and visit the film site to find out how you can watch this labor of love. The feature follows a young angelou through pivotal experiences that transformed american history, weaving in archival photographs and videos of the famed poet and activist.
It won the audience award at afi docs and was featured at. Find highquality maya angelou and still i rise premiere 2016 sundance film festival stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. C this image provided by courtesy of the sundance institute shows, tika sumpter, left, as michelle robinson, and. The first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist maya angelou. The film is codirected by bob hercules and rita coburn whack. Inspirational mayaangelou and still i risedocumentary. C courtesy photo composer stephen taylor a scene from the documentary maya angelou and still i rise, which is premiereing at the 2016 sundance film festival. And still i rise the first feature documentary about. This years sundance film festival premieres include biopics on nat turner and miles davis, documenatries on maya angelou michael jackson, and a.
Angelou april 4, 1928 may 28, 2014 this past january and production on the film continues. And still i rise, bob hercules and rita coburn whacks celebration of the acclaimed poet. We were talking about her new film down in the delta, where alfre woodard plays a harddrinking woman from the chicago projects who gets a fresh start on her uncles farm in the mississippi delta. Keep checking back with us for more festival, community screening information and locations for our upcoming limited theatrical run. The remarkable story of maya angelous life as a world renowned poet, civil rights activist, teacher and performer is now a feature documentary headed to sundance film festival. Angelou had a broad career as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, and hollywoods first female black director, but became most famous as a writer, editor, essayist, playwright, and poet. Iggy pop, maya angelou films among 2016 cinetopia highlights. Codirectorsproducers bob hercules and rita coburn whack last interviewed dr. Spike lees michael jackson doc heads sundance festival.
Maya angelou 19282014 was a poet, singer, author and civil rights activist, and the closest thing that american has to a cultural saint. It is a good film, strong and touching, the directorial debut of the writer maya angelou. The film festival unites detroit, dearborn and ann arbor with more than 100 screenings of the festival circuits best. Maya angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and. At the sundance film festival, directors, bob hercules and rita coburn whack, spoke to filmink about maya angelou. Composer stephen james taylor hits all the notes in two. The doc breaks no new cinematic ground, but falls in line with the kind of tribute to the legacy of an africanamerican cultural figure that has become an annual event at the sundance film. And still i rise the first feature documentary about the icon, who died in 2014 at age 86 explores her many endeavors, including. And still i rise received a standing ovation at the sundance film festival 2016 in park city, utah. It is an incredible honor to have been chosen and i am humbled by it, said hercules.
I n the opening moments of maya angelou and still i rise, hillary clinton says it would be sad if the poet, thinker, and performer were only to be remembered for one thing, alluding to her classic. As sundance kicks off on thursday, pay attention to the buzz surrounding the lineups docs. And still i rise has garnered much attention and respect. Stream new maya angelou feature documentary for free colorlines. Maya angelou and still i rise the film collaborative. The film took four years to put together and now maya angelou and still. And still i rise premiered to critical acclaim at the 2016 sundance film festival. An inspiring quote from poet maya angelou, printed on luan plywood and hand framed in recycled pine. The remarkable story of maya angelous life as a world renowned poet, civil rights activist, teacher and performer is now a feature documentary. Why oprah couldnt fund maya angelou documentary thewrap. Maya angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos. The directors did just that with a revealing, unflinching portrait. The filmmaking pair revealed they began work on the film in 2012, two years before angelou passed away and with her blessing and the maxim you can do this film, but if you take it take it all the way.
Distinctly referred to as a redwood tree, with deep deep roots in american culture, icon maya angelou gives people the freedom to think about their history in a. Maya angelou documentary at sundance 2016 pays tribute to. Maya angelous son and grandson explain why a documentary. Filmmakers behind angelou film explain why winfrey could not support crowdfunded doc. And still i rise by media process group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. And still i rise, their documentary about the eponymous writer and activist. For the first time, a documentary has been put together that chronicles the life of the late great maya angelou. Arc entertainment has released the trailer for sundance doc maya angelou. The recycled pine frame edges may be rough, a natural characteristic of the reclaimed materials. The film premiered tocritical acclaimat the 2016 sundance film festival. It won the audience award at afi docsand was featured at notable fests worldwide including full frame, sheffield docs, boulder film fest, and riverrun, winning 9 awards on 3 continents. An acclaimed american poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer, maya angelou was born marguerite johnson in st. The remarkable story of maya angelous life as a world renowned poet, civil rights activist, teacher and performer is now a feature documentary headed. The film takes its title from angelous third volume of poetry and still i rise published in 1978 and while a tailer or, really, details atlarge have yet to surface, we can count on this.