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Seeking Mavis Beacon

And we believe that she workedat the perfume counter of Saks Fifth Avenue betweenthe years...

And we believe that she worked
at the perfume counter of Saks Fifth Avenue between
the years of 1984 and 1986

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And we believe that she worked at the perfume counter
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of Saks Fifth Avenue between the years of 1984 and 1986.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:53
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
NEON,BelleMoon Productions,Field of Vision

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Movie Summary

Investigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.
[woman] I-I have no idea, and I'm so sorry. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
[woman] I-I have no idea, and I'm so sorry.
[Olivia] Mavis Beacon, she's, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
[Olivia] Mavis Beacon, she's, like,
And all of these, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
And all of these, like,
...holding your hand and helping you, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
...holding your hand and helping you, like,
And so, for her to be the initial - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:13
And so, for her to be the initial
We have "Mavis Beacon," the software, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:14
We have "Mavis Beacon," the software,
It's not going to s-- uh, supersede you, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
It's not going to s-- uh, supersede you,
So, in that avatar, it feels to me, again, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
So, in that avatar, it feels to me, again,
There are these histories of Black women - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
There are these histories of Black women
Um, and that's what "Mavis Beacon " - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
Um, and that's what "Mavis Beacon "
[screaming, laughing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
[screaming, laughing]
It's almost like... "knowledge protector." - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
It's almost like... "knowledge protector."
[Olivia] It's some kind of... it's like memory work. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
[Olivia] It's some kind of... it's like memory wor...
To see someone who's, like, so obviously, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
To see someone who's, like, so obviously, like,
'Cause, like, you know-- you and I, like, we know, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
'Cause, like, you know-- you and I, like, we know, like...
It feels like, almost, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
It feels like, almost, like,
Like the, like the absolute, like, radio silence of, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:15
Like the, like the absolute, like, radio silence of, like,
When we talk about this project and people are like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
When we talk about this project and people are like,
Like, people will only ever say that about Black women. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
Like, people will only ever say that about Black women.
[Jazmin] The last time anyone spoke about seeing Renée, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
[Jazmin] The last time anyone spoke about seeing Renée,