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PMA Films: Seeking Mavis Beacon

  • Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square Portland, ME, 04101 United States (map)

SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM


Jones’ film uses Mavis Beacon… to ask urgent questions about the digital age and the failed promises of the tech revolution.
— Lovia Gyarkye, Hollywood Reporter

102 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jazmin Jones. In English. DCP.

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.

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Earlier Event: September 20
Free Friday
Later Event: September 21
PMA Films: Seeking Mavis Beacon