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In the 1920s immigrant inventor Jacques Bolsey aimed to disrupt the early film industry with a motion picture camera for the masses: the iconic Bolex. Over 90 years later, filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey pieces together the fragments of a forgotten family archive to reveal the epic story of her great-grandfather in “Beyond the Bolex.”.
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Dec 4, 2019 · With Jacques Bolsey, Wim Wenders, Jonas Mekas, Barbara Hammer. When visionary Jewish immigrant Jacques Bolsey invents the Bolex in the 1920's, he puts the first home movie camera in the hands of everyday folks, fomenting a film revolution that still inspires artists to this day.
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Jul 28, 2024 · A young filmmaker discovers a treasure trove of family artifacts and unravels mysteries surrounding her visionary great-grandfather. Though buffeted by war and personal struggles, he created a ...
Dec 2, 2022 · “Beyond the Bolex” will inspire some viewers to take a moment on their own Bolex cameras (masquerading as smartphones) to distill their thousands of videos into a family story that moves them.
Jul 28, 2024 · A young filmmaker discovers a treasure trove of family artifacts and unravels mysteries surrounding her visionary great-grandfather. Though buffeted by war and personal...
A young filmmaker discovers a treasure trove of family artifacts and unravels mysteries surrounding her visionary great-grandfather. Though buffeted by war and personal struggles, he created a ...
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Jul 31, 2024 · A discovery of family treasures launches an exploration of a visionary inventor’s life. Beyond the Bolex. 07/28/2024 | 56m 19s.