A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.
Acting
Mavis herself — no script needed, pure magnetism at 75.
Direction
Jessica Edwards lets the music breathe, never over-explains.
Production
Intimate access to 60+ years of rare performance footage.
Director
Jessica Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mavis was briefly engaged to Bob Dylan in the '60s; he proposed on a bus. She said no because she couldn't abandon her family act. FREE
The Staple Singers were the first Black group to perform at Newport Folk Festival — their 'Freedom Highway' became a march anthem. LIGHT
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