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Seeking Mavis Beacon

Investigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.

Director

Jazmin Jones

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

NEON,BelleMoon Productions,Field of Vision

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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https://neonrated.com/films/seeking-mavis-beacon

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It doesn't take much
for a program to give a person - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It doesn't take much for a program to give a person

I would like to claim
that back in 1987, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I would like to claim that back in 1987,

Um, we were in the right place
at the right time. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Um, we were in the right place at the right time.

Les had a genius idea - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Les had a genius idea

[Joe] When we created
the product, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Joe] When we created the product,

Nobody had ever seen
a Black woman - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Nobody had ever seen a Black woman

Basically,
the orders got cut in half, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Basically, the orders got cut in half,

My-my note... notes say that Les - Seeking Mavis Beacon

My-my note... notes say that Les

I don't know who he was
with at the time. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I don't know who he was with at the time.

-Well, again, J-Joe would know.
-Okay, I'll ask Joe. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-Well, again, J-Joe would know. -Okay, I'll ask Joe.

One day, Les and I were walking
through Downtown Beverly Hills. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

One day, Les and I were walking through Downtown Beverly Hil...

Les said, "I need to run into
Saks Fifth Avenue here - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Les said, "I need to run into Saks Fifth Avenue here

She had fingernails that were
about three inches long. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

She had fingernails that were about three inches long.

It looked like she had never
touched a keyboard in her life. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It looked like she had never touched a keyboard in her life.

And we said, "Have you ever
done any modeling?" - Seeking Mavis Beacon

And we said, "Have you ever done any modeling?"

"All you have to do is come down
one Sunday morning. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

"All you have to do is come down one Sunday morning.

"We'll pay you 500 dollars,
we'll buy your clothes, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

"We'll pay you 500 dollars, we'll buy your cl...

I remember being asked
to walk with a lady - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I remember being asked to walk with a lady

-All right.
-It's your right. Hold-- - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-All right. -It's your right. Hold--

They walked down like this,
with looking at each other. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

They walked down like this, with looking at each other.

[mysterious music playing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[mysterious music playing]

Uh, boy, who knows? Um... - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Uh, boy, who knows? Um...

Say you find her.
What will it mean when you do? - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Say you find her. What will it mean when you do?

[Joe] You should record this - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Joe] You should record this

It's a mystery
as to where she is - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It's a mystery as to where she is

[laughing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I asked them both, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I asked them both,

-Like, I don't think...
- Oh, my God. [laughs] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-Like, I don't think... - Oh, my God. [laughs]

I would say they're cooperating
with the investigation, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I would say they're cooperating with the investigation,

Olivia, it's so incredible
to see Renée's face - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Olivia, it's so incredible to see Renée's face

[Olivia laughing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Olivia laughing]

[Jazmin] When you see
detectives in movies, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Jazmin] When you see detectives in movies,

They don't show them cutting out
the pieces that go into the map. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

They don't show them cutting out the pieces that go int...

That's the difference between - Seeking Mavis Beacon

That's the difference between

[Jazmin] "We've been waiting to
meet you for a very long time." - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Jazmin] "We've been waiting to meet you for a ver...

Um, "Hope this..." I don't know.
How do people start emails? - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Um, "Hope this..." I don't know. How do peopl...

"Dear Renée: I hope
this letter finds you well." - Seeking Mavis Beacon

"Dear Renée: I hope this letter finds you well."

Um,
"We found your house online." - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Um, "We found your house online."

-[Jazmin] How are you doing?
-Doing good. How you doing? - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-[Jazmin] How are you doing? -Doing good. How you doing?

So, yeah, this is the...
our beautiful garden. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

So, yeah, this is the... our beautiful garden.

And I lived in one room
for about, like, a month or two. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

And I lived in one room for about, like, a month or two.

Like, being upstairs,
I can be all up in my head and-- - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Like, being upstairs, I can be all up in my head and--

But my room's name is Shodashi.
It's, like, a form of Kali. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

But my room's name is Shodashi. It's, like, a form...

It's, like, the graceful,
queen-like vibe. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It's, like, the graceful, queen-like vibe.

If you feel like
you need some more support, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

If you feel like you need some more support,

-[hums playfully]
-[laughing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-[hums playfully] -[laughing]

It's two, two-two, two, two-two. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It's two, two-two, two, two-two.

This is like
what Beyoncé was telling us, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

This is like what Beyoncé was telling us,

[laughing softly] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[laughing softly]

So, what is...
what brings you here? - Seeking Mavis Beacon

So, what is... what brings you here?

[Olivia] We're hoping
to make contact - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Olivia] We're hoping to make contact

We want, yeah, Renée
to be able to encounter us - Seeking Mavis Beacon

We want, yeah, Renée to be able to encounter us

Um, and also, if, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Um, and also, if, like,

A year ago,
Olivia and I started this, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

A year ago, Olivia and I started this,

Letting her know, like, what--
the intentions behind this work. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Letting her know, like, what-- the intentions behind this wo...

Basically clear a path
so that we can, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Basically clear a path so that we can, like,

We're just in a place where - Seeking Mavis Beacon

We're just in a place where

Well, here I'm just acting
as a sounding board - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Well, here I'm just acting as a sounding board

[indistinct chattering] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[indistinct chattering]

[chanting] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[all chanting] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Me and my collaborator,
Jazmin, are really, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Me and my collaborator, Jazmin, are really,

We also-- we have some photos
of the first time - Seeking Mavis Beacon

We also-- we have some photos of the first time

Please let us know
that you've been - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Please let us know that you've been

I feel like, one,
we should call again, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I feel like, one, we should call again,

[Jazmin] Here's my concern
with calling her son. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Jazmin] Here's my concern with calling her son.

There's a chance
that she's also, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

There's a chance that she's also, like,

I'm just worried about, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

I'm just worried about, like,

"I've actively been-been
avoiding you, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

"I've actively been-been avoiding you,

[Olivia] Like,
it's quite possible - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Olivia] Like, it's quite possible

So, like, what if
we called [bleep]? - Seeking Mavis Beacon

So, like, what if we called [bleep]?

-[grunts softly]
-Yes! [chuckling] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-[grunts softly] -Yes! [chuckling]

[line beeps] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Please excuse me if we have
the wrong person, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Please excuse me if we have the wrong person,

Please call back, uh,
if this is the right family, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Please call back, uh, if this is the right family,

[automated voice] ...message,
press one. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[automated voice] ...message, press one.

[device beeps] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It's like, there's one thing
to be, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

It's like, there's one thing to be,

[automated voice]
Take the first exit. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[automated voice] Take the first exit.

We were gonna pass by,
then we saw you-- - Seeking Mavis Beacon

We were gonna pass by, then we saw you--

-[Renée's son] Yes, this is.
-Hi. This is Olivia. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-[Renée's son] Yes, this is. -Hi. This is Olivia.

Me and Jazmin are just
really, really big fans - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Me and Jazmin are just really, really big fans

We hoping that this comes across
as a wellness check, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

We hoping that this comes across as a wellness check,

The only thing, if you search
"Renée Lesperance," - Seeking Mavis Beacon

The only thing, if you search "Renée Lesperance,"

[Renée's son] I have to talk-- - Seeking Mavis Beacon

[Renée's son] I have to talk--

You have no idea
how, just, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

You have no idea how, just, like,

-We're so happy to hear that.
-[Renée's son] Yeah. - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-We're so happy to hear that. -[Renée's son] Yeah...

-You're a fucking witch.
-[Olivia hums fanfare] - Seeking Mavis Beacon

-You're a fucking witch. -[Olivia hums fanfare]

We don't need to also be
the beacons of, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon

We don't need to also be the beacons of, like,

Like, I don't want to be - Seeking Mavis Beacon

Like, I don't want to be

Seeking Mavis Beacon poster

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Investigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jazmin Jones

Writer: Jazmin Jones

Production: NEON,BelleMoon Productions,Field of Vision

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Jan 2024

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Homepage: https://neonrated.com/films/seeking-mavis-beacon