Instant Dreams
An extraordinary Polaroid trip.
2017 | 91m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Willem Baptist |
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| Writer: | Willem Baptist |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 2017 |
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| Director: | Willem Baptist |
| Writer: | Willem Baptist |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | photography, polaroid, analog |
| Production Companies | Pieter van Huystee Film & TV, NTR |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
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Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Stephen Herchen | Himself - The Scientist |
| Stefanie Schneider | Herself - The Artist |
| Christopher Bonanos | Himself - The Writer |
| Caitlin Fowler | Herself - The Model |
| Udo Kier | The Docter (Cameo) |
| Edwin H. Land | Himself - The visionary (archive footage) |
| Ayana J.J. | Herself - The future |
| Angela Riccio | Herself - The model |
| Name | Job |
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| Ranko Pauković | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Willem Baptist | Director, Writer |
| Albert Markus | Editor |
| Gregor Meerman | Cinematography |
| Marc Lizier | Music |
| David Spaans | Sound Recordist |
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| Pieter van Huystee | Producer |
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