Movie: Instant Dreams

Top 8 Billed Cast

Stephen Herchen
Stephen Herchen

Himself - The Scientist

Stefanie Schneider
Stefanie Schneider

Herself - The Artist

Christopher Bonanos
Christopher Bonanos

Himself - The Writer

Caitlin Fowler
Caitlin Fowler

Herself - The Model

Udo Kier
Udo Kier

The Docter (Cameo)

Edwin H. Land
Edwin H. Land

Himself - The visionary (archive footage)

Ayana J.J.
Ayana J.J.

Herself - The future

Angela Riccio
Angela Riccio

Herself - The model

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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

    2017-12-14

  • Average

    6.667

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    An extraordinary Polaroid trip.

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    English
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