Last week the glorious swissmiss posted a very intriguing trailer for an upcoming documentary about Polaroid photography by internet-famous photographer Grant Hamilton.

I first stumbled across Grant's graphic, colorful, geometric Polaroids on Flickr a few years ago and they stopped me in my tracks. Polaroid photography had always seemed, to me, to be a medium exclusively devoted to overt sentimentality or the impulsive antics and wild partying of Dash Snow; Grant's minimalist compositions were eye-opening.

Assorted Polaroids by Grant Hamilton

The documentary, to be released in 2010, is called TIME ZERO: the last year of Polaroid film. Grant's strong engagement with the medium makes me confident that this film is going to rock!

However, by the time this film about the end-times of Polaroid is released, the format may have made it's comeback thanks to The Impossible Project. Started shortly after Polaroid announced the shutdown of their film factory in Netherlands, the team secured a 10-year lease on the building and aims to not just revive, but arguably reinvent instant film in a way that is more sustainable to produce.

P.S. The excellent Chronicle Books blog rounded up some great Polaroid links and images in a post a few days ago, don't miss it!