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Seeking Mavis Beacon

"She's a retiredCaribbean-born fashion model named Renée Lesperance." "Born intoa...

"She's a retired
Caribbean-born fashion model named Renée Lesperance." [Jazmin] "Born into
a well-to-do Haitian family, she fled the Duvalier regime
and wound up at the Saks." [Olivia] "According to
a 20-year-old story in the 'Seattle Times,' the last anyone had heard
of Lesperance, she was living a quiet life
back in the Caribbean

Full Transcript

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"She's a retired Caribbean-born fashion model
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named Renée Lesperance."
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[Jazmin] "Born into a well-to-do Haitian family,
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she fled the Duvalier regime and wound up at the Saks."
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[Olivia] "According to a 20-year-old story
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in the 'Seattle Times,'
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the last anyone had heard of Lesperance,
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she was living a quiet life back in the Caribbean.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:45
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.
And she's probably not sleeping on stacks of money, either. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
And she's probably not sleeping on stacks of money, eit...
According to that story, she does not collect residuals." - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:12
According to that story, she does not collect residuals.&quo...
'Three guys, three computers, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
'Three guys, three computers,
"Abrams described Renée Lesperance - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
"Abrams described Renée Lesperance
She's our symbo of excellence.'" - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
She's our symbo of excellence.'"
What are-- What do we know to be true? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
What are-- What do we know to be true?
We know the location where they met Renée Lesperance. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
We know the location where they met Renée Lesperance.
We know that Les Crane walked in with Joe Abrams, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
We know that Les Crane walked in with Joe Abrams,
[Olivia] And says, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:12
[Olivia] And says,
Once Les Crane died, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:20
Once Les Crane died,
In fact, this is maybe the only one, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
In fact, this is maybe the only one,
It's important that we see ourselves reflected - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
It's important that we see ourselves reflected
[BINA48] Whether they are real or artificial, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:47
[BINA48] Whether they are real or artificial,
If that is the way - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:14
If that is the way
Like, in the future, we will be this flat thing, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:13
Like, in the future, we will be this flat thing,
[Jazmin] Who do you think Mavis Beacon's people are? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
[Jazmin] Who do you think Mavis Beacon's people are?
Like, there's a part of me that, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
Like, there's a part of me that,
But then, "who are Mavis's people" in a deeper way - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
But then, "who are Mavis's people" in a deepe...
Would you say that technology and their developers... - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
Would you say that technology and their developers...
Like, how... how far, how close can it be? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
Like, how... how far, how close can it be?