Directed by Jessica Edwards, the Film First documentary "Mavis!" (on the life of Mavis Staples of the Staple Singers), was picked up by HBO (U.S. television rights) last year, after its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.
The network has set a Monday, February 29 at 9pm HBO premiere for the film, and has released a first trailer for it, which is embedded below.
"We are beyond thrilled to have HBO as our broadcast partner," Film First said in a previous press statement. "They’ve always been such a huge supporter of documentary films. We can’t wait to share the inspiration and joy of Mavis’s music and story with HBO…
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