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More Screenings Announced

We're excited to announce more festival screenings of Mavis! April 11, 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Durham NC, USA Filmmaker Jessica Edwards in attendance. April 23 - May 3, 2015 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival Toronto ON, Canada Filmmaker Jessica Edwards in attendance. May 8, 2015 Montclair Film Festival Montclair NJ, USA Centerpiece film, with post-screening conversation with Stephen Colbert and Mavis Staples! More screening news coming soon. … [Read More...]

Mavis! on Facebook

We've got a new Facebook page for our documentary Mavis! "Like" the film and we'll keep you up to date on screenings near you and other news! We'll also be doing some Facebook-only giveaways. … [Read More...]

Mavis! World Premiere

We're excited to announce that Mavis!, Jessica Edwards' new documentary about Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, will have its world premiere at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival March 13-21 in Austin, Texas. SxSW is one of our favorite festivals! Two of Jessica's short documentaries, Seltzer Works and Tugs, also premiered there. And stay tuned for details about special guests who will be joining us in Austin for the world premiere! >> Official announcement from SxSW … [Read More...]