Seeking Mavis Beacon | movie | 2024 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

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00:00When you see detectives in movies, they show you the map, they don't show them cutting

00:05out the pieces that go into the map.

00:07Well, because that's the difference between a detective movie and a stalker movie.

00:14Hello, I am wondering what's up with that Mavis Beacon hotline?

00:20Is Mavis Beacon still alive? Is Mavis Beacon a real person?

00:22She's like one of the first consumer-facing AI assistants.

00:26She predates Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and all of these servile sambods.

00:31Remember that computer program that we used to learn in elementary on that big-ass computer?

00:36Yeah, yeah.

00:37So what they do to her?

00:43All you need is one lucky break.

00:45Say you find her, what will it mean when you do?

00:48Black women have a tremendous amount to say, a tremendous frenzy, a brainstorm to process.

00:58Maybe she is the natural spokesmodel for that.

01:02A year ago, Olivia and I started this.

01:04We're like these DIY e-girl detectives.

01:07Trust us, we're harmless.

01:09That sounds even worse.

01:11I'm so sorry.

01:14What does it mean to be found and have that story told on one's own terms?

01:18I wish I could just put her in your head.

01:21You and I, we know in our heads and in our hearts that society is kind of gaslighting us.

01:28You should record this because it's a little bit of history.

01:31It's good detective work, Olivia.

01:33My stockings finally tade off.

01:35There are these histories of black women supporting, teaching, and then somebody going off and having success.

01:41That is not black.

01:44So if Mavis will not speak to you, now what are you going to do?

01:48What's your plan, filmmaker?

01:49We don't need to be the beacons of excellence and hope all the time.

01:54I don't want to be a perfect black person all the time.

01:57And I'm not.

02:00Tell me real quick if she looks familiar to you.

02:01Oh, I do know her.

02:03You do?

02:04In my journey to find out who is Mavis Beacon, I learned who she wasn't.

02:11The fact that you're watching this video means you are energetically aligned with me and this message.