Beyond the Bolex (2018)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 95m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Switzerland
- Director: Alyssa Bolsey
- Stars: Jacques Bolsey, Wim Wenders, Jonas Mekas, Barbara Hammer, Alyssa Bolsey
- Production_studio: Akka Films, ARTE, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Sea Owl Productions, Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR), RTS
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.