Skeptic Review

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?

Film credits:

An AMERICAN BUFFALO PICTURES production

Directed, Photographed & Edited by DOUG NICHOL

Produced by JOHN BENET & DOUG NICHOL

Featuring

SILVI ALCIVAR

KEN ALEXANDER

BOSTON TYPEWRITER ORCHESTRA

TOM HANKS

MARTIN HOWARD

JEREMY MAYER

JOHN MAYER

DAVID McCULLOUGH

RICHARD POLT

HERBERT PERMILLION III

SAM SHEPARD

DARREN WERSHLER

MASON WILLIAMS

For screening information:

http://californiatypewritermovie.com/