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  • Mavis! (2015)
    Review preview for Mavis!

    A portrait emerges not just of a remarkable woman but of the times through which she has lived.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Story of Mavis Staples, whose group the Staple Singers helped fuel the civil rights movement.
  • Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
    Review preview for Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    There’s a difference between talking about something you remember and talking about something you have just watched – something to think about when you watch yet another documentary about another old white guy who has already had 15 films made about him

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America’s history lost – until now.

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