GRAIN IS A DOCUMENTARY BY ALEX CONTELL AND TOMMASO SACCONI THAT EXPLORES THE STORIES OF THOSE COMMITTED TO USING FILM IN MODERN DAY PHOTOGRAPHY
WORLD PREMIERE
THE DOCUMENTARY GRAIN PREMIEREd at the DOC NYC Festival ON NOVEMBER 2021 with three screenings at the IFC CENTER and at the CINéPOLIS CHElsea.
TODAY, THE ART WORLD AND BEYOND IS OBSESSED WITH SHOOTING ANALOG.
WHETHER IT'S A FASHION HOUSE SEEKING TO BRING A NEW EDGE TO THEIR CREATIVE WORK, AN AMATEUR PERUSING EBAY FOR THE PERFECT VINTAGE POLAROID, OR AN INFLUENCER ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE A COMFORTING RETRO AESTHETIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY HAS PIQUED THE INTEREST OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
IS THIS RESURGENCE A BACKLASH AGAINST DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY? IS IT JUST A TREND PERPETUATED BY OUR DESIRE FOR AUTHENTICITY IN AN INCREASINGLY SUPERFICIAL WORLD? OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY?