The Last Typewriter Shop in Melbourne, Australia

This is a short documentary about Tom Koska who runs the last typewriter shop in Melbourne, Australia. Tom arrived in Melbourne in the 1960s, a refugee fleeing from the Soviet Union. He arrived not knowing how to speak English.
Thankfully he found work repairing typewriters in Elgin Street where he still faithfully works to this day.
He recently found international popularity when the famous American actor and producer Tom Hanks started writing to him. Hanks is a typewriter collector and we hope he can visit Tom's shop one day soon.
This doco is a homage to the typewriter and the technicians who kept them alive. It was a tool which was common in most offices and households for over a 100 hundred years. This is living history.
The cinematographer is Con Filiipidis (Five C's production); without his help this documentary could not have been made. www.fivecs.com.au/
Special thanks to Sean Meltzer who edited and stitched the individual clips to perfection. Peter Cave blended the colors beautifully and Adan Cantu helped to improve audio so we could hear Tom Koska clearer.
My name is Chiam Yauming I directed and produced this documentary. I'm a writer, photographer, historian, trader and scuba diver. I have an interest in good stories and good people.
This video variant is in 1920x1080. It is 9 minutes long.