California Typewriter

A screening
+ Q&A with PRODUCER JOHN BENET

A Members Only Event

Join us on Monday 15th of April 2024
In collaboration with The Aster Private Members Club

“It is a must see, and that is NOT a typo. As Hanks, Shepard and others believe, this is a movie truly celebrating the right write stuff.”
Deadline

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?

Join us for this special screening.

“But according to “California Typewriter,” a lively and appealing analog-nostalgia documentary, it’s that very physicality that makes the typewriter a machine of the past that deserves to have a place in the future. As the movie sees it, the typewriter isn’t just for saying things. It’s for saying them and meaning them.”
Variety

“It's really about how we create art.”
New York Times

Directed, Photographed & Edited by
DOUG NICHOL

Produced by
JOHN BENET & DOUG NICHOL

We look forward to seeing you!