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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.
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Dec 4, 2019 · 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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- Alyssa Bolsey
- 2019-12-04
Dec 2, 2022 · Alyssa Bolsey, a film student, uncovers the story of her great-grandfather Jacques Bolsey, who invented the Bolex camera in the 1920s. The film explores his life, legacy and the impact of the Bolex on filmmaking history and culture.
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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- Alyssa Bolsey
- 95 min
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«Beyond the Bolex» uses the contemporary eyes of Bolsey’s great-granddaughter to explore an innovative past that established a foundation of independent filmmaking, which has helped lead to our rapidly changing present.
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- Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
In the early 1920’s inventor Jacques Bolsey aimed to disrupt the film industry with a motion picture camera for the masses: the iconic Bolex. But little was known about the immigrant inventor until his great-granddaughter uncovers his forgotten family archive and embarks on a journey to reveal his epic story.
