“Seeking Mavis Beacon” is a documentary about (stick with me here) seeking Mavis Beacon. But, what it is not (and stick with me here, too) is a documentary about finding Mavis Beacon. Because whether ...

Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville. She fell in love with entertainment by watching shows about chaotic families like Full House ...

Jazmin Renée Jones’ “Seeking Mavis Beacon” isn’t your typical kind of quest movie. Premiering in the NEXT section at Sundance, the format-defying film follows the nonbinary Black filmmaker on an ...

Beacon (2024) Film Review from the 23rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Roxy Shih, written by Julio Rojas and starring Demián Bichir and Julia Goldani Telles. Director Roxy Shih’s ...

Technology takes the forefront in Jazmin Jones' directorial debut, Seeking Mavis Beacon, a buddy road-trip documentary about two friends on a quest. Known as the most recognizable woman in technology, ...

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 ...

Role models come in all shapes and sizes, invariably saying more about the nature of influencing than the person setting the example. A hearty thank-you, then, to pioneering computer-age figure Mavis ...

An exciting presentation in Sundance’s NEXT section, Jazmin Jones' unconventional film chronicles a Don Quixote-like expedition to locate the model who appeared on a popular typing program. Jazmin ...