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7.1/10 • 14

2017-12-141h 31m

Documentary

An extraordinary Polaroid trip.

There could hardly be a more telling contrast between the analog and digital eras than the beautifully blurry memories captured in a Polaroid picture and the thousands of pin-sharp photos on an iPhone. In this ambitious visual essay, Willem Baptist explores the visionary genius of Edwin H. Land, the inventor of the Polaroid camera. Even today, all sorts of people are keeping his instant dream alive. Former Polaroid employee Stephen Herchen moved from the United States to Europe to work in a laboratory developing the 2.0 version of Polaroid. Christopher Bonanos, the author of Instant: The Story of Polaroid, tells us, "When I heard Polaroid would stop making film, it felt like a close friend had died." Artist Stefanie Schneider, who is working with the last of her stock of Polaroid film, is using the blurring that occurs with expired film as an additional aesthetic layer in her photographic work.

Directors
Willem Baptist
Writters
Willem Baptist
Editors
Albert Markus

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  1. Stephen Herchen

    Stephen Herchen

    Himself - The Scientist

  2. Stefanie Schneider

    Stefanie Schneider

    Herself - The Artist

  3. Christopher Bonanos

    Christopher Bonanos

    Himself - The Writer

  4. Caitlin Fowler

    Caitlin Fowler

    Herself - The Model

  5. Udo Kier

    Udo Kier

    The Docter (Cameo)

  6. Edwin H. Land

    Edwin H. Land

    Himself - The visionary (archive footage)

  7. Ayana J.J.

    Ayana J.J.

    Herself - The future

  8. Angela Riccio

    Angela Riccio

    Herself - The model

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
photographypolaroidanalog