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Self-indulgent, but beautiful. September 27, 2019 | Full Review…
Self-indulgent, but beautiful.
Amy Nicholson
The death of the Polaroid compares the photo to the mirage. Do we care most about the instant, or the dream? May 30, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
The death of the Polaroid compares the photo to the mirage. Do we care most about the instant, or the dream?
Ron Wilkinson
What Willem Baptist has crafted is a documentary that feels rooted in both avant garde film and the spirit of Polaroid cameras. May 25, 2019 | Full Review…
What Willem Baptist has crafted is a documentary that feels rooted in both avant garde film and the spirit of Polaroid cameras.
Carson Mlnarik
A moody mishmash of people in unique disciplines addicted to Polaroids, starting with the creators of the process and their complex journey. May 17, 2019 | Full Review…
A moody mishmash of people in unique disciplines addicted to Polaroids, starting with the creators of the process and their complex journey.
Anne Brodie
All in all, 'Instant Dreams' is a likable film that made me reminisce about my own possession of more than one Polaroid camera. May 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
All in all, 'Instant Dreams' is a likable film that made me reminisce about my own possession of more than one Polaroid camera.
Lisa DeNeal
I found it a pleasant enough watch. May 4, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
I found it a pleasant enough watch.
Dennis Schwartz
For a documentary examining the enduring affection for the late Polaroid camera Willem Baptist's "Instant Dreams" proves to be an awfully drawn-out process. April 25, 2019 | Full Review…
For a documentary examining the enduring affection for the late Polaroid camera Willem Baptist's "Instant Dreams" proves to be an awfully drawn-out process.
Michael Rechtshaffen
A reminder that the Polaroid camera has qualities that will never grow old despite the company's collapse. April 19, 2019 | Full Review…
A reminder that the Polaroid camera has qualities that will never grow old despite the company's collapse.
Louis Proyect
Instant Dreams does a remarkable job of juggling each story and making the viewer invested in each part. The history of the company and its founder, Land, would be enough for a movie all on its own. April 19, 2019 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…
Instant Dreams does a remarkable job of juggling each story and making the viewer invested in each part. The history of the company and its founder, Land, would be enough for a movie all on its own.
Bobby LePire
This is the sort of stuff that will always find an audience amongst people who are drawn to cinema because of their interest in the medium itself, but Willem Baptist's documentary has the potential to reach far beyond that. April 19, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
This is the sort of stuff that will always find an audience amongst people who are drawn to cinema because of their interest in the medium itself, but Willem Baptist's documentary has the potential to reach far beyond that.
Jennie Kermode
a moody and atmospheric eulogy to a lost technology... poetic approach in storytelling and visual artistry. If you're looking for a more traditional documentary on the history of Polaroid, this isn't it. ... it won't be to everyone's taste. April 19, 2019 | Full Review…
a moody and atmospheric eulogy to a lost technology... poetic approach in storytelling and visual artistry. If you're looking for a more traditional documentary on the history of Polaroid, this isn't it. ... it won't be to everyone's taste.
Raquel Stecher
Any viewers actually interested in the topic would be well advised to search elsewhere for information. April 18, 2019 | Full Review…
Any viewers actually interested in the topic would be well advised to search elsewhere for information.
Frank Scheck
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