Instant dreams

Instant dreams (2017)

Instant Dreams

Ce documentaire raconte l'histoire d'un groupe de scientifiques qui tentent de démêler la formule chimique du Polaroid et les utilisateurs de Polaroid qui attendent sa renaissance avec impatience. Chacun à sa manière essaie de garder le rêve de l'instantané vivant.

Date de sortie
2017-12-14
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (15)
Durée
1 h 31 min
Genres
Documentaire
Réalisateur
Willem Baptist

Distribution

Anecdotes

Instant Dreams is a 2017 documentary directed by Dutch director Willem Baptist. It premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 18 November 2017 where it screened at Tuschinski Amsterdam in the Dutch Documentary Competition and First Appearance Competition. On 14 December 2017 the film was theatrically released in the Netherlands and Belgium. Slamdance Film Festival hosted the American festival premiere on 21 January 2018 in Park City, Utah. April 2019 the film was theatrical released in the US and Canada, starting with select screenings in New York and Los Angeles.

Background

In 2016, Impossible Magazine reported that Baptist was shooting a documentary, titled Instant Dreams, in Berlin and California. In an interview with Dutch newspaper Trouw, Baptist said his lively dreams were a source of inspiration in making the documentary.

The documentary was shot in multiple locations: Twentynine Palms, New York City, Berlin, Tokyo, Düsseldorf and at the factory of Polaroid Originals in Enschede on different Arri Alexa camera's at 2K and 4K resolution. The aspect-ratio is 2.39:1 cinemascope.

Christopher Bonanos wrote about his experiences in participating in the film in an article on Vulture.com titled "How My Son and I Ended Up in a Film About Film." In the article he describes the demanding shooting schedule.

In 2018 Variety reported that Synergetic Distribution, ahead of Instant Dream's New York festival premiere at Doc NYC, acquired the U.S. rights and were planning a 2019 theatrical release. In April 2019 the film was theatrical released in the US and Canada, starting with select screenings in New York and Los Angeles.

For the American release the tag line was changed from "An Extraordinary Polaroid Trip" to "The Lost Chemistry of Dr. Land".

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