Mavis!
A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Jessica Edwards
Actors: Adam Ayres, Al Bell, Anthony Heilbut, Bob Dylan, Gene Barge, Julian Bond, Levon Helm, Mavis Staples, Sharon Jones, Steve Cropper
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Shuttle Discovery’s Last Mission
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Gayby Baby
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Scotland’s Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell – The Man Who Changed the World
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Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
In 1994, four women were accused, tried, and convicted of the heinous sexual assault of two young girls—as one newscaster puts it, “the modern version of the witchcraft trials.” Twenty…
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