The story of Maya Angelou: talking with Rita Coburn Whack
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BROAD’s Sonja Hammer talks with film maker Rita Coburn Whack about her film she co-directed and produced: Maya Angelou And Still I Rise which has its Australian premiere at this year’s Human Rights Arts and Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
Rita Coburn Whack
Surprisingly this is the very first feature film documentary ever made about Dr Maya Angelou, the iconic African American woman activist and poet, artist, dancer,actress and humanitarian.
‘Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou became one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. With over 50 honorary doctorate degrees Dr. Maya Angelou became a celebrated poet, memoirist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.’
Maya Angelou
The creator of this important documentary Rita Coburn Whack relates her own journey and experience as a Woman of Colour in the United States with the life of Maya Angelou.
President Barack Obama presented Maya Angelou with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor in 2010.
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.”
Maya Angelou 1928-2014
BROAD would like to thank the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival and the wonderful and enlightening film maker Rita Coburn Whack for the opportunity to do this interview.
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