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!
Jessica Edwards
Rachel Mills
Gary Hustwit
Keith Walker
Amy Foote
- 15 March 2015 (Austin)
- 19 February 2016
80 minutes
United States
English
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]
