Quentin Tarantino, J.J. Abrams among directors trying to save Kodak

Quentin Tarantino, J.J. Abrams among directors trying to save Kodak

The Kodak story is one of the saddest in corporate history. The company has its corporate HQ and primary operations in my home town of Rochester, New York. At the peak of the film giant's success, some thirty years ago, Kodak employed more than 60,000 people in the Rochester area. That number dropped to 3,500 when the company filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.

Unfortunately for the filmmakers who still like 35MM film, Kodak is the only company that still makes it - and they want to close that division. Tradition-minded filmmakers would still like to have the choice between film and the new digital technology.