California Typewriter
California Typewriter is expectedly kitschy. Doug Nichol’s documentary focuses on the title writing tool-turn-antique, and stems off in different directions to explore the typewriter’s influence through its existence.
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The Russian Woodpecker
What we have here is a patchy documentary that works to great effect in spurts.
Alive Inside
By: Addison Wylie Alive Inside is a touching documentary that may have entered your life without you even knowing. A video circulated around the Internet featuring Henry, a mumbling man living with dementia who’s mind is expanded when he listens to music. His eyes bulge, he starts to move in his seat, and he can inspiredly recollect memories. This segment emotionally affected people across the globe, and it’s just one of the many moving moments…
If You Build It
By: Addison Wylie Educators/designers/activists Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller organized a program called Studio H and aimed it towards a select group of high school students in the Bertie County. The class involves teens brushing up on carpentry and learning about architecture. The program then has the students utilizing their skills towards their own community. Bertie County is undemanding. Those who live in the stoic Northern California area understand their unfortunate circumstances and try to…