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SUBITO – instant photography

Film essay about Polaroid & instant photography

By

Peter Volkart

Polaroid - an invention bordering on magic! The fantastic story of a cult object set between technology, art and pop culture.

Documentary

Cinema

77

Min.

Format

HD, DCP

Sound

5.1 Dolby Digital

Country

Switzerland

Languages

German, English, Swiss-German

Subtitles

German, English

Synopsis

Press, wait, ready! Inventor Edwin Land's camera made its mark on generations of artists and photographers and, even today in the midst of the flood of digital images, constitutes a source of unpredictable adventures and unique moments.In SUBITO, Peter Volkart tells the story behind the Polaroid picture in an artistic montage of archive treasures, art photographs, amateur shots and commercials, refining it with insights into the philosophy of art. Snapshots included!

In 1947, ingenious inventor Edwin Land made the impossible possible - the instant picture. Press, wait, ready! This jaunty camera tempted generations of artists to indulge in photographic escapades and unpredictable adventures. Today, following the decline of analogue photography, the instant image is making a comeback and once again quenching our desire for the unique, real moment.


In a playful montage of archive treasures, art photographs, amateur shots and commercials, award-winning director Peter Volkart (TERRA INCOGNITA, SUBOTIKA) unfolds the fabulous history of this cult object and brings the fleeting nature of the photographs to the cinema screen with painstaking artistic care. A cinematic journey through time with art-historical insights and amazing antics - for ( hobby) photographers too!

Crew

Director

Peter Volkart

Script

Peter Volkart

director of photography

Michelle Ettlin, Ueli Nüesch

Music

Sound

Eliane Bertschi

Editing

Peter Volkart, Stefan Kälin

Picture Design

Producer

Franziska Reck

More Crew Members

Animation

Peter Volkart


Assistant Writer and director’s assitant

Anita Hansemann


Sound Design, mix

Guido Keller


Color Correction

Ueli Nüesch, Lab 54a


Production Manager

Clea Wanner, Fabiana Schuppli


Recording Studio

Magnetix Recording Studio

Cast

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Festivals

2018

Zürich Film Festival 2018

Zürich

Switzerland

2018

Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2018

Hof

Germany

2019

54. Solothurner Filmtage

Solothurn

Switzerland

2019

Le Fifa 2019

Montréal International Festival of Films on Art

Montréal

Canada

2019

Internationales Filmfestival Innsbruck

Innsbruck

Austria

Awards

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