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Beyond the Bolex

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Beyond the Bolex

7.0

1h 35m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Alyssa Bolsey

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Jacques Bolsey

as Self

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

as Self

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

as Self

Barbara Hammer

Barbara Hammer

as Self

Alyssa Bolsey

as Self

Maynard Kaasa

as Self

Dave Alex Riddett

as Self

Gerard Malanga

Gerard Malanga

as Self

David Kiehn

as Self

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