Seeking Mavis Beacon

Year: 2024
Description: Filmmaker Jazmin Jones and friend Olivia McKayla Ross search for Renée L'Esperance, the mysterious black model for the software program Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, which was created by three white men in 1987.
Director: Jones, Jazmin
Writer: Jones, Jazmin
Producer: Felin, Guetty
Cinematographer: Cohen, Yeelen
Editor: Cohen, Yeelen; Fine, Jon; Jones, Jazmin
Production Team: Neon and BelleMoon Productions
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Media Format: 1 streaming video (102 min.)
Type: Color
Updated: 04-11-2025

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