Beyond the Bolex

Overview

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.

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Cast

Jacques Bolsey

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Wim Wenders

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Jonas Mekas

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Barbara Hammer

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Alyssa Bolsey

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Maynard Kaasa

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Dave Alex Riddett

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Gerard Malanga

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David Kiehn

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Collin Hanney

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