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 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	Film First
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	15 March 2015 (2015-03-15) (Austin) 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 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

The film won a 2016 Peabody Award.^[5]