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Mavis!

  • 20152015
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 20m
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7.3/10
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Mavis! (2015)
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Her family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis Staples' message of... Read allHer family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis Staples' message of love and equality is needed now more than ever.Her family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis Staples' message of love and equality is needed now more than ever.
IMDb RATING
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386
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    • Jessica Edwards
    • Jessica Edwards
  • Stars
    • Mavis Staples
    • Jeff Tweedy
    • Adam Ayres
    • Jessica Edwards
    • Jessica Edwards
  • Stars
    • Mavis Staples
    • Jeff Tweedy
    • Adam Ayres
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    • 3User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    Mavis Staples
    Mavis Staples
    • Self
    Jeff Tweedy
    Jeff Tweedy
    • Self
    Adam Ayres
    • Self - Mavis Staples' Tour Manager
    • (as Adam 'Speedy' Ayres)
    Donny Gerrard
    • Self
    Stephen Hodges
    • Self - Mavis Staples' Drummer
    Rick Holmstrom
    • Self - Mavis Staples' Guitarist
    Yvonne Staples
    Yvonne Staples
    • Self - Mavis Staples' Sister
    Greg Kot
    Greg Kot
    • Self - Author of 'I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the Music That Shaped the Civil Rights Era'
    Anthony Heilbut
    Anthony Heilbut
    • Self
    Bonnie Raitt
    Bonnie Raitt
    • Self
    Chuck D
    Chuck D
    • Self
    Gene Barge
    Gene Barge
    • Self
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    • Self
    Marty Stuart
    Marty Stuart
    • Self
    Vicki Randle
    • Self - Mavis Staples' Background Singer
    Jeff Turmes
    • Self - Mavis Staples' Bassist
    Julian Bond
    Julian Bond
    • Self - Civil Rights Activist, SNCC and NAACP
    Al Bell
    • Self - Producer and Record Executive, Stax Records
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      • Jessica Edwards
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      Wonderful Savior
      Traditional song

      Performed by Mavis Staples

    User reviews3

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    8/10
    Making a legend out of a legend.
    A great documentary that introduced me to some great music.

    The history of the Staples family and their course though rock and roll is made rich and iconic by the filmmakers. I say this from the perspective of a man who only knows the family by only one of their hits (I'll take you there).

    The doc is called Mavis because even though it tells the story of the entire Staples family, a gospel group who put down a foundation for Rock n Roll the story is mostly told and focus on Mavis Staples, the only living member of the group who still actively performs and records.

    Mavis's story is about a young child from a family of talented people who just seems born to performs on stage and refuses to stop, proving your only as young as you feel.

    It was a fascinating look back at a pioneer in music and it opened my eyes to some new music that I need to track down. A great promotion.
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    • Apr 2, 2016

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      • February 19, 2016 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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      • Film First Co.
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