Beyond the Bolex

Documentary | 2018-11-08 | Switzerland

8.0 / 10

95 min.

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.

Akka Films

ARTE

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Sea Owl Productions

Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR)

RTS