The Age of Plastic
Team Bakelite would like to thank everyone for attending our FilmFest 52 screening at Bethel Cinema. Special thanks to Dr. Burk Wagner and Dr. Louis Pilato for making the trip to be a part of our Q&A, Tom Carruthers from FilmFest 52, Bethel Cinema and everyone at the Connecticut Film Festival, The Department of Economic and Community Development, Something Fishy Catering, LTD and the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut. 
Special thanks to Janis Gibson, Christopher Burns and everyone at The Redding Pilot, for publishing the article. Please click the picture below to read the full story.
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Pete Stewart, host on WPKN 89.5 FM: 4 – 7 pm will feature a live interview with All Things Bakelite director, John Maher and Media Manager, Marc Huberman this Monday, April 17th at 4:45PM. As a professional soundman, Pete worked as sound engineer on several of the film’s tapings.
Please tune in on Monday 4:45pm, to hear John, Pete and Marc relate stories about the making of the film. John and Marc will share some interesting perspectives and what they envision for the film’s future. The program airs live and will be available as a podcast.
Hugh Karraker and John Maher, wish to thank Professor Robert Malloy for inviting them to show All Things Bakelite to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty of the Plastics Engineering Department at UMass Lowell on April 11th.
Professors Stephen Johnston, Margaret Sobkowicz-Kline and David Kazmer, who is replacing Bob as Department head, were also helpful in making the event a great success. The large auditorium in Ball Hall was almost full and many students stayed afterwards to ask questions.
After the screening, Hugh and John were treated to a delicious dinner at Cobblestone’s. A longtime friend of David’s and Hugh’s cousin, Jon Roll of Arlington, Mass., who attended the screening, joined the dinner party.
It was suggested that John and Hugh bring back All Things Bakelite in two years, to show to the new students in the department. We will be happy to accommodate. John and Hugh are looking forward to presenting future screenings of All Things Bakelite at educational institutions, libraries and museums in the New England and Tri-State Area.
The All Things Bakelite film crew would like to acknowledge Flanders House, Flanders Investment & Trade, and everyone that helped make our private screening a success. Thank you to everyone for attending!
The Baekeland Family members were thrilled to see their great patriarch honored in such a bold and beautiful way. Plastics industry people were impressed and continue to show support, artists and educators talked about the powerful impact the film will have on people around the globe. The energy in the room was truly exhilarating, and coincidentally, it happened to be Hugh Karraker’s birthday!
We look forward to continuing our mission. Please contact us at info@allthingsbakelite.com, if you have any questions or would like to know more about our endeavor.
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