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The music doc Mavis! lets the powerful performances do the talking

Geoffrey Himes, Baltimore City Paper, 16 March 2015

LIKE THE MARYLAND Film Festival, the South by Southwest Film Festival follows each screening by a discussion with the movie's creative team. After SXSW presented the world premiere of Mavis! on Sunday, director Jessica Edwards was asked about the use of talking heads in her wonderful picture about Mavis Staples.

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