Hot Docs Screens Documentaries by Strong Women, About Strong Women

The spontaneous, seemingly spring-loaded standing ovation that erupted at the end of Jessica Edwards’ buoyant bio-pic “Mavis” Sunday night at Hot Docs here in Toronto, made a couple of things very clear: One, it’s a terrific movie. And, two, this year the girls are definitely in the mix. On the heels of a Tribeca Film Festival that had its largest contingent of female directors ever, Hot Docs is screening strong documentaries by strong women ABOUT strong women: “Mavis,” which of course is about the unsinkable Ms. Staples, whose decades long career as a member of the Staples Singers and as a solo artist shows no sign of easing up any time soon. “What Happened, Miss Simone?” in which the...

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