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 ...
If you learned to type in the 1980s or ’90s, there’s a decent chance you had some help from Mavis Beacon. The fictional avatar was the face of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a bestselling series of ...
Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross' "Seeking Mavis Beacon," distributed by Neon, examines how a Haitian-born woman went from behind a sales counter in Los Angeles to becoming an AI-made likeness and ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. 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 ...
"In my journey to find out who is Mavis Beacon, I learned who she wasn't..." Neon has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Seeking Mavis Beacon, created by filmmaker Jazmin Jones ...