History, sentiment, and inventiveness intertwine in this stylishly crafted love letter to the children of inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. You never forget your first. Mine was a beat up Royal originally owned by Millie, the young college student whose bedroom sat opposite me in the courtyard. For years, I fell asleep to the sounds of her hunting-and-pecking class assignments outside my window. After she graduated, she gave me the typewriter as a gift. Vinyl records may have made a comeback, but Doug Nichol’s debut documentary feature could wind up the last word on typewriters. It’s not a film that ends when the house lights go up: memories of keyboards past pinged away for a good hour afterwards. Anyone with any nostalgia for the sound of clacking keys should be glad to spend some time eavesdropping on this elite cartel of Qwerty-birdies, who count in their ranks folks like Tom Hanks, John Mayer, and the late Sam Shepard. (2017) — Scott Marks
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