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      Seeking Mavis Beacon

      2024 1h 42m Biography Documentary History List
      64% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 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. Read More Read Less

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      Liz Shannon Miller Consequence Projects like these could easily tip over into self-indulgence, but while the filmmaker is very much the protagonist, the personal touches included don’t overwhelm the story. Rated: B+ Jan 30, 2024 Full Review Justin Clark Slant Magazine The film proves itself incapable of or unwilling to follow through on its ideas to an ultimate conclusion. Rated: 2/4 Jan 30, 2024 Full Review Lovia Gyarkye Hollywood Reporter Depending on your patience for whimsy, Seeking Mavis Beacon might inspire exasperation or admiration. For this critic, it was, for the most part, the latter. Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Abby Olcese The Pitch The perspectives it explores and the world it opens up is worth investing your time and attention. If you’re a fan of experimental essay films and documentaries that function as memoir more than journalism, you’ll find a lot to love. Mar 8, 2024 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest A revelatory jolt to the system. Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net I realize it’s got to suck when your documentary topic proves fruitless but sometimes it happens and you have to move on Rated: 1/10 Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      Tom Quinn, Dan O'Meara, Kate Gondwe, Charlotte Cook
      Screenwriter
      Jazmin Jones
      Production Co
      BelleMoon Productions
      Genre
      Biography, Documentary, History
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 42m