Beyond the Bolex

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2018 · 95 min · Documentary · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

Filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading photos, technical drawings and boxes of documents that belonged to her great-grandfather Jacques Bolsey. Among the many boxes, she spots an old movie camera with the word "Bolex" embossed on its side and a dangling tag with the date, "1927." Entranced, she embarks on a journey to reveal how Jacques aimed to disrupt the early film industry with a motion picture camera for the masses.

Directed by Alyssa Bolsey

Cast

• Jacques Bolsey — Self
• Wim Wenders — Self
• Jonas Mekas — Self
• Barbara Hammer — Self
• Alyssa Bolsey — Self