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Beyond the Bolex (2018)
Directed by Alyssa Bolsey
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Jacques Bolsey | Wim Wenders | Jonas Mekas | Barbara Hammer | Alyssa Bolsey | Maynard Kaasa | Dave Alex Riddett | Gerard Malanga | David Kiehn | Collin Hanney | Joel Schlemowitz | Marc Ueter | Laureen Williams | Roland Cosandey | Michel Brouard | Robin Bolsey