The Age of Plastic
* * * ONE NIGHT ONLY * * *
Bethel Cinema
269 Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT 06801
Wednesday, April 19th
6:30 pm Meet the Filmmakers & Reception
7:30 pm screening, followed by Q&A
Special thanks to SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) for helping us promote this screening at FilmFest 52.
Event sponsored by:
April 21-30, 2017
All Things Bakelite team are honored to be selected for a Remi Award
Please join us for our
Karen Roberts, lohud, The Journal News, October 14, 2016
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Documentary examines the life and work of Bakelite inventor Leo Baekeland, the father of modern plastics.
Leo Hendrik Baekeland may be the most important inventor you’ve never heard of. Baekeland, who discovered the first synthetic plastic, is the subject of a new documentary, “All Things Bakelite,” featured at the Yonkers Film Festival, on Oct. 22.
The film festival, known as YoFi, runs Oct. 16-23.
Baekeland, who was born in Belgium in 1863, invented Bakelite in 1907 in a lab in Yonkers.
The substance, named after its inventor, was one of the earliest synthetic materials made from phenol and formaldehyde. At the time, it transformed modern life, being used in everything from electronics to automobiles, cookware to jewelry, even billiard balls and toothbrushes were made of Bakelite.
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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The All Things Bakelite team would like to thank Professor Cindie Kehlet and everyone at Pratt Institute for helping to make our private screening a success.
Special thanks to Professor Katarina Posch, for being an integral part of our film. She is an inspiration. Preceding the film, there was a wonderful PowerPoint presentation about her. The kind words shared by Katarina’s colleagues were truly heartfelt.
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