There is this mini genre of documentaries: “3–8 minute shorts about old men repairing typewriters.” It’s so interesting to watch a few in the row, and see the similarities and the (big/small) differences in the subjects and in the ways the filmmakers approach their task.
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“The last typewriter repairman” (2017) about Paul Schweitzer at Gramercy Typewriter in New Yorkhttps://vimeo.com/210473666
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Guess what! There is *another* documentary short devoted to the same person at the same shop. “A New York story: Gramercy Typewriter” (2012)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFOhyY3l3bM …
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“The typewriter repairman” (2017) about Tom Furrier at Cambridge Typewriter in Arlington, MAhttps://vimeo.com/216913171
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And… Yes. Another short, made by another filmmaker, covering the same shop and the same repairman. “Typewriter man” (2012)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMyDs8Q6oL8 …
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I like this one a lot: “Vale Typewriter” (2017) about Mark Soderberck in Richfield, Minnesotahttps://vimeo.com/232068654
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Maybe the most beautifully shot of all of them: “Bejon” (2017) about Bejon Madan in Mumbai, Indiahttps://vimeo.com/246239582
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“Jesse & The Typewriter shop” (2012) about Jesse Flores in Los Angeleshttps://vimeo.com/43212146
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“Chicago’s last typewriter repairman” (2009) about Steve Kuzmier at Independence Business Machines in Chicagohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dP8nJvdcaQ …
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(There are more, but they don’t seem very good.) Despite the movies being made recently, the last two shops are closed, and it’s not tricky to realize the reason: technologies and people sometimes die together.
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