Seeking Mavis Beacon

Milwaukee Film Festival

Seeking Mavis Beacon
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 42 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2024 Director: Jazmin Renee Jones Producer: Guetty Felin Screenwriter: Jazmin Renee Jones Cinematographer: Yeelen Cohen Editor: Yeelen Cohen, Jonty Fine, Jazmin Renee Jones

One of the most influential Black women in technology is a figment of our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon was invented by the co-founder of Myspace to sell the world’s most popular typing software, but the real woman she was modeled after disappeared in 1995. SEEKING MAVIS BEACON poses critical questions regarding anthropomorphism and the consumption of marginalized bodies in the tech industry, while reimagining the afro-futurist legacy of a missing historical figure.

- Following the screening there will be a Q&A with Jazmin Renee Jones (director, writer, crew)

Community Partners: AFS USA; The Alice Wilds; The BrandLab; CopyWrite Magazine;

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Milwaukee Film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to entertaining, educating, and engaging our community through cinematic experiences. We operate the magnificent Oriental Theatre, a historic cinema palace committed to high-quality and accessible film and education programming. Since 2009, the annual Milwaukee Film Festival has brought together film fans and filmmakers to celebrate the power of cinema. Our education programs and Cultures & Communities platform provide avenues toward making our community a more empathetic and equitable place for everyone to live.

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