low res version.
an animated nightmare where a writer loses the plot and a typewriter turns words into deeds
director: leon cmielewski
16mm film, b&w, 5 minutes
actor: mark thomson (author of 'blokes & sheds', 'rare trades', 'meat, metal and fire' and all round smart guy)
awarded best australian short at the melbourne film festival
Extraordinary. I never used typewriters as anything but bit-parts. Loved it, thanks. More typewriters on Youtube! Is that a Siedel & Neumann Erika?
avantgardener3 4 years ago
yes it is, a german model (qwertz not qwerty) bought from an old guy in N.Y who'd provided typewriters for the naked lunch film. it was a bit traumatic destroying such an elegant piece of engineering
leelandutube 4 years ago