SEEKING MAVIS BEACON Trailer - official movie trailer HD
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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.