SEEKING MAVIS BEACON Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: The most recognizable woman in technology lives in our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing taught millions globally, but the software's Haitian-born cover model vanished decades ago. Two DIY detectives search for the model while posing questions about identity and artificial intelligence.
directed by Jazmin Renee Jones
starring Jazmin Renee Jones, Olivia McKayla Ross
release date August 30, 2024 (in theaters)
directed by Jazmin Renee Jones
starring Jazmin Renee Jones, Olivia McKayla Ross
release date August 30, 2024 (in theaters)
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00:00When you see detectives in movies, they show you the map, they don't show them cutting
00:05out the pieces that go into the map.
00:07Well, because that's the difference between a detective movie and a stalker movie.
00:14Hello, I am wondering what's up with that Mavis Beacon hotline?
00:20Is Mavis Beacon still alive? Is Mavis Beacon a real person?
00:22She's like one of the first consumer-facing AI assistants.
00:26She predates Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and all of these servile fanbots.
00:31Remember that computer program that we used to learn in elementary on that big-ass computer?
00:36Yeah, yeah.
00:37So what'd they do to her?
00:43All you need is one lucky break.
00:45Say you find her, what will it mean when you do?
00:48Black women have a tremendous amount to say, a tremendous frenzy, a brainstorm to process.
00:58Maybe she is the natural spokesmodel for that.
01:02A year ago, Olivia and I started this.
01:04We're like these DIY e-girl detectives.
01:07Trust us, we're harmless.
01:09That sounds even worse.
01:11I'm so sorry.
01:14What does it mean to be found and have that story told on one's own terms?
01:18I wish I could just put her in your head.
01:21You and I, we know in our heads and in our hearts that society is kind of gaslighting us.
01:28You should record this because it's a little bit of history.
01:31It's good detective work, Olivia.
01:33My stockings finally tade off.
01:35There are these histories of black women supporting, teaching, and then somebody going off and having success.
01:41That is not black.
01:44So if Mavis will not speak to you, now what are you going to do?
01:48What's your plan, filmmaker?
01:49We don't need to be the beacons of excellence and hope all the time.
01:54I don't want to be a perfect black person all the time.
01:57And I'm not.
02:00Tell me real quick if she looks familiar to you.
02:01Oh, I do know her.
02:03You do?
02:04In my journey to find out who is Mavis Beacon, I learned who she wasn't.
02:11The fact that you're watching this video means you are energetically aligned with me and this message.