Beyond the Bolex

11/08/2018

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1hr 35min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

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

    Directors

  • Alyssa Bolsey
  • Tchavdar Georgiev
  • Nicolas Wadimoff

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Akka Films
  • ARTE
  • Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
  • Sea Owl Productions
  • Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR)
  • RTS

    Production Countries

  • Switzerland

LANGUAGES

  • English

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