The Age of Plastic
After the 4th Nor’easter struck the East coast cancelling a trip to Philadelphia, the next week, Marc and Hugh drove to the City of Brotherly Love to view the short version of the documentary film, “The Instrumental Chemist” at the Science History Institute (formerly The Chemical Heritage Foundation).
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The screening at the Pequot Library in Southport, Connecticut was tremendously gratifying. The audience of 65, were enthralled and asked challenging questions during the Q&A. Some technical and philosophical questions were answered by Edward Werner Cook, chemistry professor at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, CT.
With his wife, Shelane and others, Len organized a dynamic group of speakers and ran a smooth schedule of presentations. Seventy-five industry representatives watched our film with deep appreciation. Marc and Hugh met many of them, forging what we hope will be lasting relationships.
We’ve discovered that so many people, who are under the age of 50, who are not students of or working in plastics and chemistry are unfamiliar with Bakelite. So, we’ve decided to add a subtitle: All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic
Also, there are two versions of the film, 21 minutes (educational/industry) and 56 minutes (full length). #bakelitethefilm
Our friend Russell Broome, is stepping down as managing director at The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). He was president of SPE 2011-2012.
After being introduced to him in 2016, by Glenn Beall, Chairman of the History Committee of the Plastics Pioneers Association, we are happy to have him as one of our strongest supporters.
Russ attended the first public screening of our film in March ’16 at the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, CT. During the Q&A following the film, Russ invited us to show the film at the SPE 75th Anniversary celebration in Anaheim; CA. May ’17, which we did. Last summer, Russ asked us to show our film at the Design in Plastics conference at Rhode Island School of Design. And, he has scheduled our film for the DIP conference at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. being held in November.
On several occasions, Russ has invited us to meet with staff at the SPE headquarters in Bethel, CT. We are discussing the possibility of a collaboration in the near future.
Team All Things Bakelite, is happy that Russ will remain active with SPE and will continue in the plastics industry. We wish him the best of luck. Please click the Plastics News link to learn even more about Russ and his journey…
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