The Typist

Directed by Kristine Stolakis

The forgotten history of a gay Korean War veteran tasked with writing the military discharges of outed gay seamen.
Being the clerk who typed discharge papers for gay servicemen would be an extraordinary burden even without being gay yourself. The Typist builds its documentary short film around that contradiction, using one Korean War veteran’s memories to show how institutional persecution can force people into complicity with the system harming them. Kristine Stolakis keeps the history compact, and the personal testimony gives eight minutes far more weight than expected.

The Typist

Directed by Kristine Stolakis

The forgotten history of a gay Korean War veteran tasked with writing the military discharges of outed gay seamen.

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Being the clerk who typed discharge papers for gay servicemen would be an extraordinary burden even without being gay yourself. The Typist builds its documentary short film around that contradiction, using one Korean War veteran’s memories to show how institutional persecution can force people into complicity with the system harming them. Kristine Stolakis keeps the history compact, and the personal testimony gives eight minutes far more weight than expected.

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