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Beyond the Bolex

7.0 95 mins Documentary   2018
Akka Films   ARTE   Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion   Sea Owl Productions   Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR)   RTS  
Director(s): Alyssa Bolsey

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.

Casts of Beyond the Bolex

Jacques Bolsey

as Self

Wim Wenders

as Self

Jonas Mekas

as Self

Barbara Hammer

as Self

Alyssa Bolsey

as Self

Maynard Kaasa

as Self

Gerard Malanga

as Self

David Kiehn

as Self

Collin Hanney

as Self

Marc Ueter

as Self

Roland Cosandey

as Self

Michel Brouard

as Self

Robin Bolsey

as Self

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