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| Directed by | Jessica Edwards |
| Produced by | Jessica Edwards Rachel Mills Gary Hustwit |
| Cinematography | Keith Walker |
| Edited by | Amy Foote |
| Music by | Mavis Staples The Staple Singers The Band Bob Dylan Jeff Tweedy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
Cast
[edit]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
[edit]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.[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
[edit]The film won a 2016 Peabody Award.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 South by Southwest Film Festival program". SxSW. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (10 April 2015). "HBO Acquires Mavis Staples Documentary". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Mavis! (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (30 March 2015). "Film Review: 'Mavis!'". Variety. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "2016 Peabody Awards Winners". 2016 Peabody Awards. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
