Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
On the second installment of In An Instant: Inside China, we explore the country's sudden obsession with Polaroid. We meet China's largest camera, a real-deal Polaroid 20x24 system in Shanghai, we break bread with the new Polaroid China office, and are introduced to a trailblazer who led Polaroid's first arrival in China during the country's reform and opening up period in the 80s and 90s.
Credits:
Writer/director/editor - Ben Fraternale
Cinematographer - Henry Thong (@henrythong)
Translation Support - Rengu Zhang
Production Support - Jesse & Sonja Lin
20x24 Studio Shanghai - @林蔚健
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On the second installment of In An Instant: Inside China, we explore the country's sudden obsession with Polaroid. We meet China's largest camera, a real-deal Polaroid 20x24 system in Shanghai, we break bread with the new Polaroid China office, and are introduced to a trailblazer who led Polaroid's first arrival in China during the country's reform and opening up period in the 80s and 90s.
Credits:
Writer/director/editor - Ben Fraternale
Cinematographer - Henry Thong (@henrythong)
Translation Support - Rengu Zhang
Production Support - Jesse & Sonja Lin
20x24 Studio Shanghai - @林蔚健
You can follow me on IG at instagram.com/the.instantgram and find us on Patreon here: patreon.com/inaninstantchannel
And, above all else, please for the love of gosh demolish that subscribe button. Grazie!
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