Mavis!
{{Infobox film
| name = Mavis!
| image = Mavis poster.jpg
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| caption =
| director = Jessica Edwards
| producer = Jessica Edwards
Rachel Mills
Gary Hustwit
| music =Mavis Staples
The Staple Singers
The Band
Bob Dylan
Jeff Tweedy
| cinematography = Keith Walker
| editing = Amy Foote
| studio = Film First
| distributor = HBO
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|3|15|Austin|2016|02|19}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Mavis! is a documentary film about musician and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, directed by Jessica Edwards. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March, 2015, and was acquired for US broadcast by HBO.
Cast
Yvonne Staples
Pervis Staples
Critical reception
Mavis! has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 97%, based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. Critic Joe Leydon, reviewing the film for Variety, called it "a spirited and captivating bio-doc that richly deserves the exclamation point in its title."
Awards
The film won a 2016 Peabody Award.
References
External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb title|4224328|Mavis!}}
{{Mavis Staples}}
{{The Staple Singers}}
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Category:2015 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about women in music
Category:Documentary films about African Americans
Category:2010s English-language films