Screening: SEEKING MAVIS BEACON (2024) w/ director Q&A

Event time:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:

53 Wall Street (WALL53) See map

53 Wall Street

New Haven, CT 06511

Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30pm at 53 Wall: SEEKING MAVIS BEACON w/ director Q&A

Director Jazmin Jones and collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross will be in conversation with Elleza Kelley (Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies)

Description: The most recognizable woman in technology lives in our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing taught millions globally, but the software’s Haitian-born cover model vanished decades ago. Two DIY detectives search for the model while posing questions about identity and artificial intelligence in this playful and illuminating documentary.

2024 | Directed by Jazmin Jones | United States | 102 minutes

Sponsored by Film and Media Studies Program and Yale Film Society

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