Mavis!

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,[1] and was acquired for US broadcast by HBO.[2]

Mavis!
Directed byJessica Edwards
Produced byJessica Edwards
Rachel Mills
Gary Hustwit
Music byMavis Staples
The Staple Singers
The Band
Bob Dylan
Jeff Tweedy
CinematographyKeith Walker
Edited byAmy Foote
Production
company
Film First
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • 15 March 2015 (2015-03-15) (Austin)
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Mavis Staples
Yvonne Staples
Roebuck "Pops" Staples
Pervis Staples
Jeff Tweedy
Chuck D
Julian Bond
Bonnie Raitt
Bob Dylan
Levon Helm
Marty Stuart
Al Bell
Prince
Steve Cropper
Sharon Jones

Critical reception

Mavis! has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 97%, based on 29 reviews.[3] 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."[4]

Awards

The film won a 2016 Peabody Award.[5]

References
  1. "2015 South by Southwest Film Festival program". SxSW. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. Gallo, Phil (10 April 2015). "HBO Acquires Mavis Staples Documentary". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "Mavis! (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. Leydon, Joe (30 March 2015). "Film Review: 'Mavis!'". Variety. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. "2016 Peabody Awards Winners". 2016 Peabody Awards. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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