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.
An advertisement for Tad Nightingale’s explosive new “Family Annihilator Shotgun”.
Alan Baker, troubled by his recent divorce, creates a machine to help him deal with his lack of sleep.
In January 1999, a group of five disappeared after they went into the woods of York, South Carolina for a camping trip. Their story is being told 25 years later.
Featuring legendary recording engineer Steve Albini, 'Document: A film about Malojian' captures the energy of a band at the top of their game, as they rush to complete their third album, "This is Nowhere", in just four days.
Ex-Boy Scout Frankie Dobbs checks into an AirBnB to find a mystery behind its doors-- an anonymous stalker following the property's host, Rowan Emery. But, is this stalker situation as easy to crack as it seems?
This story told in analog -super 8- tells how one girl meets another at the bus stop. It all begins simply with an exchange of glances that develops a romantic situation that is too idyllic. How does a person go from being a stranger to being the center of your attention?
The zero-frame is a frame on a film roll that is not meant to be used as part of that frame is usually exposed to light. This film is composed of zero-frames, taken over the course of 3 years.
Observations on one of the hottest days of the year
An experimental VHS dance film
This short, started early on into sobriety, finished about nine months in, is a collage of diaries and notes, collected from within addiction and into recovery.
After hearing her name repeated three times on a radio station, Buttercup and her boyfriend Pat attempt to locate the source of the mysterious radio broadcast.
Today, the art world and beyond is obsessed with shooting analog. Whether it's a fashion house seeking to bring a new edge to their creative work, an amateur perusing eBay for the perfect vintage Polaroid, or an influencer attempting to capture a comforting retro aesthetic on social media, analog photography has piqued the interest of people everywhere. Is this resurgence a backlash against digital photography? Is it just a trend perpetuated by our desire for authenticity in an increasingly superficial world? Or is it something else entirely?
Grain: Analog Renaissance is a documentary by Alex Contell and Tommaso Sacconi that explores the stories of those committed to using film in modern day photography.
Feedback and religious radio noise
Elijah Stammler recounts the night of his twentieth birthday.
A short educational documentary on early electronic composition and synthesizers.
In November of 2022, Dr. Bill Hammond (known for his controversial theories on cloning) was invited into the freshly grief-stricken home of the Grahams. They had volunteered their daughter, Cindy, to be the subject of a dangerous experiment facilitated by Dr. Hammond, who additionally brought his son Michael (Mike) to digitally record the results. The following footage is all that survived.
During a walk through the forest, a woman reflects on life and memories.
A teenager reflects on his pre-pandemic life before his first day of online class.