Adrienne Hankin, public relations director for tech company Mindscape told the 'New York Times' in 1998: "Mavis is the Betty ...
Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross investigate Black representation in the Neon-backed documentary out this summer. As the documentary tells us, L’Esperance was spotted working a counter at a Los ...
The new documentary "Seeking Mavis Beacon" dives into the story of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a software program first developed in the late 1980s. (Courtesy of Neon) The new documentary "Seeking ...
Seeking Mavis Beacon filmmakers Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross (Photo courtesy of Neon) Jones’ passion for finding the truth behind Beacon stems from her experiences navigating a world that ...
Young filmmaker Jazmin Jones and her collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross put on their detective caps – possibly with tinfoil lining underneath – in the award-winning new film Seeking Mavis Beacon. The ...
The brains behind Neon's genre-bending documentary tell IndieWire about the limits of representation and their complicated thoughts on deep fakes. If you learned to type in the 1980s or ’90s, there’s ...
*In the award-winning NEON documentary “Seeking Mavis Beacon,” filmmakers Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross embark on a curious journey to uncover the story behind a cultural icon most people never ...
When the filmmaker Jazmin Jones was growing up, she thought of Mavis Beacon—the face of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a popular educational game first released in 1987—as a living and breathing ...
Two digital sleuths set out to find the woman who lent her image to computer software in this scattered documentary. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...
Seeking Mavis Beacon raises questions about AI, ethical storytelling, and the importance of informed consent. The film, directed by Jazmin Jones and co-produced by Olivia McKayla Ross, investigates ...