California Typewriter

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    103 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    TV-PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    2017
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Doug Nichol
CAST INCLUDES:
Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard, John Mayer

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

With a note-perfect 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, “California Typewriter” is a masterful documentary about the evolution of technology and the impact it has on creative mediums and inspiration. Featuring interviews with actors, musicians, writers, and more, Doug Nichol (SUNSHINE, STING: TEN SUMMONERS TALES) tells a story about the importance of the typewriter. The New York Times raves, "This quirky, obsessive documentary is about so much more than broken keys and busted type wheels. It's really about how we create art."

SYNOPSIS

CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others. It also movingly documents the struggles of California Typewriter, one of the last standing repair shops in America dedicated to keeping the aging machines clicking. In the process, the film delivers a thought-provoking meditation on the changing dynamic between humans and machines, and encourages us to consider our own relationship with technology, old and new, as the digital age’s emphasis on speed and convenience redefines who’s serving whom, human or machine?

California Typewriter

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    103 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    TV-PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    2017
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Doug Nichol
CAST INCLUDES
Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard, John Mayer
With a note-perfect 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, “California Typewriter” is a masterful documentary about the evolution of technology and the impact it has on creative mediums and inspiration. Featuring interviews with actors, musicians, writers, and more, Doug Nichol (SUNSHINE, STING: TEN SUMMONERS TALES) tells a story about the importance of the typewriter. The New York Times raves, "This quirky, obsessive documentary is about so much more than broken keys and busted type wheels. It's really about how we create art."

CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others. It also movingly documents the struggles of California Typewriter, one of the last standing repair shops in America dedicated to keeping the aging machines clicking. In the process, the film delivers a thought-provoking meditation on the changing dynamic between humans and machines, and encourages us to consider our own relationship with technology, old and new, as the digital age’s emphasis on speed and convenience redefines who’s serving whom, human or machine?

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