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‘Instant Dreams’ Review: Stuck in the Past

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Christopher Campbell
Apr 18, 2019
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After Polaroid closed its doors in 2008, a group of enthusiasts bought the last remaining working factory with hopes to discover its secret chemical formula. Dr. Edwin Land, the scientist and inventor who co-founded Polaroid, kept the science of the popular instant photo brand under lock and key, going so far as giving each chemical a code name to keep …

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