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Seeking Mavis Beacon

I would like to claimthat back in 1987, we were totally woke and we planned Mavisto be an...

I would like to claim
that back in 1987, we were totally woke and we planned Mavis
to be an icon

Full Transcript

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I would like to claim that back in 1987,
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we were totally woke
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and we planned Mavis to be an icon.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:49
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.
Um, we were in the right place at the right time. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
Um, we were in the right place at the right time.
Les had a genius idea - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:12
Les had a genius idea
[Joe] When we created the product, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
[Joe] When we created the product,
Nobody had ever seen a Black woman - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
Nobody had ever seen a Black woman
Basically, the orders got cut in half, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:11
Basically, the orders got cut in half,
My-my note... notes say that Les - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:13
My-my note... notes say that Les
I don't know who he was with at the time. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
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 00:05
-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 00:06
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 00:15
Les said, "I need to run into Saks Fifth Avenue here
She had fingernails that were about three inches long. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
She had fingernails that were about three inches long.
It looked like she had never touched a keyboard in her life. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
It looked like she had never touched a keyboard in her life.
And we said, "Have you ever done any modeling?" - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:17
And we said, "Have you ever done any modeling?"
"All you have to do is come down one Sunday morning. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
"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 00:09
"We'll pay you 500 dollars, we'll buy your cl...
I remember being asked to walk with a lady - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
I remember being asked to walk with a lady
-All right. -It's your right. Hold-- - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
-All right. -It's your right. Hold--
They walked down like this, with looking at each other. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
They walked down like this, with looking at each other.
[mysterious music playing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
[mysterious music playing]
Uh, boy, who knows? Um... - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
Uh, boy, who knows? Um...