The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) Trailer (2012)
"A film about a machine and the people who use, love and repair it."12 January 2012Factual58 mins
30+ interviews in 10 U.S. states with authors, collectors, journalists, professors, bloggers, students, artists, inventors and repairmen (and women) who meet up for ‘Type-In’ gatherings to both celebrate and use their decidedly lo-tech typewriters in a plugged-in world.
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