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I kind of just, like, fell into it
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Seeking Mavis Beacon

I kind of just,like, fell into it. Like, I had accessto the Internet at an age when no one...

I kind of just,
like, fell into it. Like, I had access
to the Internet at an age when no one should
have access to the Internet. But at that time,
in the early 2000s, people didn't know
how badly they needed to keep their kids offline.
[chuckles] Hi

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I kind of just, like, fell into it.
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Like, I had access to the Internet
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at an age when no one should have access to the Internet.
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But at that time, in the early 2000s,
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people didn't know how badly they needed
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to keep their kids offline. [chuckles]
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Hi.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:49
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.
-[scattered greetings] -[giggling] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
-[scattered greetings] -[giggling]
I'm an eighth grader at the Q004 school in Queens, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:09
I'm an eighth grader at the Q004 school in Queens,
[woman] Expert computer coder, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:12
[woman] Expert computer coder,
My brother brought home this book on HTML and CSS, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
My brother brought home this book on HTML and CSS,
The first metaphor that I was given for, like, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:32
The first metaphor that I was given for, like,
If I can address Renée Lesperance, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
If I can address Renée Lesperance,
Oh, that's-- Okay, my first thought is, "You did it." - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
Oh, that's-- Okay, my first thought is, "You did i...
Um, you inspired a young Black kid..." - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:13
Um, you inspired a young Black kid..."
It was nice to see a familiar face, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
It was nice to see a familiar face,
Um, I called about an order, um, placed for Olivia Ross. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
Um, I called about an order, um, placed for Olivia Ross.
[woman] The black and white print-- - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
[woman] The black and white print--
[Mandy Williams] Would my relationship to computers, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:09
[Mandy Williams] Would my relationship to computers,
The people who I was learning from, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:23
The people who I was learning from,
Um, and, like, I remember being kind of, like, stoked, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:19
Um, and, like, I remember being kind of, like, stoked,
-Mavis Beacon. -[Olivia] You know Mavis Beacon? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
-Mavis Beacon. -[Olivia] You know Mavis Beacon?
[Maya] She's, like, a digital Black woman, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
[Maya] She's, like, a digital Black woman,
[Jazmin] We gonna get to the bottom of it, sir, you know? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
[Jazmin] We gonna get to the bottom of it, sir, you know?
[answering machine beeps] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:56
[answering machine beeps]
[Mandy] Black women typing, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
[Mandy] Black women typing,
Like, there's something about the style - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
Like, there's something about the style