Beyond the Bolex

• Movies
• 2018-11-08
• EN
• Released
• 2h 35m
• CH
• Documentary

• 7.0
• 2
• Trailer

Production

Akka Films, ARTE, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Sea Owl Productions, Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR), RTS

Storyline

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.