Mr. Polaroid

Mr. Polaroid is a documentary about Edwin Land, the inventor of the Polaroid camera. The film explores how his creation allowed people to record their lives through instant photography and how the internal culture of his company later influenced the development of Silicon Valley.

Directed and written by Gene Tempest, this production followed his 2024 film The Cancer Detectives. The project was produced by Amanda Pollak and features archive footage of Edwin H. Land, with Gillian Jacobs providing the narration. The film has a runtime of 53 minutes.