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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Presented by MNFF Selects

Thursday, October 20 at 7 PM 

114m Documentary 

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Thu Oct 20, 2022

7:00 PM

Seven films in the Series:

Series Pass: $90

Individual Ticket: 

Advance $14; Walk-up $16

Includes $2 fee

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Never before screened in Vermont, MNFF Selects is proud to present its premiere on Thursday, October 20 at 7pm at Town Hall Theater.

Winner of a 2017 Peabody Award, this evocative documentary from directors Rita Coburn and Bob Hercules is the first feature film to be made about the incomparable Maya Angelou, the singer, dancer, activist, poet and writer who inspired generations with modern African-American thought that pushed boundaries. The film presents her incredible journey, shedding light on the untold aspects of her prolific life with remarkable unmatched access.
 
In weaving Dr. Angelou’s words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, we are offered many hidden moments of her singular life during some of America’s most defining moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to her heralded poem, “On the Pulse of Morning” for President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration, the film delivers a memorable portrait of a true American icon.
 
The film also features an outstanding series of interviews with friends and family including President Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Alfre Woodard, Cicely Tyson, Quincy Jones, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, John Singleton and Dr. Angelou’s son, Guy Johnson.
 

Never before screened in Vermont, MNFF Selects is proud to present the premiere of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise on Thursday, October 20 at 7pm at Town Hall Theater.  Audience discussion following the film will be led by Natasha Ngaiza, Assistant Professor, Department of Film and Media Culture, Middlebury College.

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MNFF Selects presents

Larger Than Life Series:

2022-23 MNFF SELECTS MONTHLY MOVIE SCREENINGS THE “LARGER THAN LIFE” SERIES TOWN HALL THEATER, MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT

Season Pass

MNFF Selects explores through film the lives of significant people who made a deep impact on our culture:

  • Thursday, October 20 @ 7pm
    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

  • Thursday, November 10 @ 7pm
    Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

  •  Thursday, December 8 @ 7pm
    Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

  • Sunday, January 8 @ 2pm
    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Sunday, February 5 @ 2pm
    Ted K [Ted Kaczynski]

  • Sunday, March 5 @ 2pm
    Golda [Golda Meir]

  •  Thursday, April 13 @ 7pm
    It Ain’t Over [Yogi Berra]

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  • Venue Information

Town Hall Theater

68 South Pleasant Street

Middlebury, VT 05753

  • Box Office Information

The Box Office is also open one hour prior to performances.

  • Tickets

MNFF Select Series Presents Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Series Pass: $90

    Single Tickets:

    Advance  $14
    Walk-Up $16

    Includes $2 Fee

    Book now
    Season Pass

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