Beyond the Bolex

Beyond the Bolex

2018
1h 35min

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.

Beyond the Bolex

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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.
    Released
    November 2018
    Runtime
    1h 35min
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    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Akka Films, ARTE, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Sea Owl Productions, Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR), RTS
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