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Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier?

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Producing House

A jaded lawyer wastes an afternoon trying to figure out if a dim-witted government employee has ever used a photocopier. All the dialogue in this short comes from an actual deposition filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-01-17

Runtime: 7 mins

Director: Brett Weiner

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Documentary

Original title: Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier?

Production Companies: The New York Times

Production Countries: United States of America

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