Beyond the Bolex

Documentary · 2018

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.

Starring

Vincent Pluss, Jacques Bolsey, Wim Wenders, Tchavdar Georgiev, Julie Janata, Jonas Mekas, Nicolas Wadimoff, Barbara Hammer, Alyssa Bolsey, Diana Holtzberg

Director

Alyssa Bolsey