Seeking Mavis Beacon

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Seeking Mavis Beacon

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Released Aug 30

1h 42m

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One of the most influential Black women in technology is a figment of our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon was invented by the Co-Founder of MySpace to sell the world's most popular typing software, but the real woman she was modeled after disappeared in 1995. Seeking Mavis Beacon poses critical questions regarding anthropomorphization and the consumption of marginalized bodies in the tech industry, while reimagining the legacy of a missing historical figure.

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Director Jazmin Jones' exploration of one of the internet's strangest cases occasionally lapses into self-indulgence, but the personalized approach ultimately yields a one-of-a-kind documentary experience.

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Jen Yamato

Washington Post

In this twisty, provocative hybrid documentary, filmmakers Jazmin Renée Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross set out to answer one set of burning questions and instead find themselves navigating a much thornier journey of artistic discovery and reclamation.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 13, 2024

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Seeking a woman denied a voice, Jones has made herself the star of her own film, doing all sorts of things, like roller skating and consulting a tarot reader, that will make doc purists clutch their pearls, a sidelong pleasure of the piece.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 12, 2024

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

“Seeking Mavis Beacon” makes the lows as meaningful as the highs, endorsing a wild web world in which mystery and exposure can peacefully coexist.

Sep 6, 2024

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

I think this movie is suited mainly for people who are interested in Renee L'Esperance and the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software. The movie didn't spark my interest in those subjects, so it was a chore for me to sit through it.

Rated: C

Dec 2, 2024

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Martin Carr

martincarr.co.uk

If nothing else, Seeking Mavis Beacon reveals an America coming to terms with a shifting cultural landscape, where gender and identity have moved on. A place where AI is quickly changing everything about the way we live our lives.

Nov 23, 2024

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Ayla Ruby

Loud and Clear Reviews

This is less a documentary about Mavis Beacon and more an exploration of filmmaker Jazmin Jones and her relationship with the internet of days past.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 20, 2024

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Bebetta

Disjointed. The title needed to be seeking a reason as to why this documentary needed to be made. Congratulations on getting funding for navel-gazing and being a part of the documentary.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Synopsis

One of the most influential Black women in technology is a figment of our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon was invented by the Co-Founder of MySpace to sell the world's most popular typing software, but the real woman she was modeled after disappeared in 1995. Seeking Mavis Beacon poses critical questions regarding anthropomorphization and the consumption of marginalized bodies in the tech industry, while reimagining the legacy of a missing historical figure.

Director: Jazmin Jones
Producer: Guetty Felin
Screenwriter: Jazmin Jones
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: BelleMoon Productions
Rating: R (Language and Some Drug Use)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.4K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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