What's Next For The Film?
We began by entering "Beyond the Bolex" in festivals worldwide. We are now raising funds for our general release and outreach campaign, and by joining us for this screening of "Beyond the Bolex", you will be helping us bring the film to a wider audience. If you would like to help us further, your donations are greatly appreciated!
About The Film
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.
Conversation with the Director
Your ticket includes a Q & A with Director/Producer, Alyssa Bolsey moderated by American Society of Cinematographers Associate Members and Owners of PRO8mm, Phil and Rhonda Vigeant. With your ticket confirmation, there will be a link to a questionnaire where you can submit questions for the Q & A and Alyssa will try to get to as many questions as possible. The link to the recorded Q & A will be emailed to all ticket holders a few days after the screening window is closed.
Reviews Of Beyond The Bolex
"…depicts a surprising intersection of personal experience and historical revelation.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
"…marvelous celebration of the art of cinema…” – Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Hammer to Nail
“…an immigrant story…speaks to the film’s timeliness…” – Solzy at the Movies
Meet Our Sponsor/Host - Pro8mm
The mission at Pro8mm
To raise the collective consciousness as to the archival value of shooting and preserving content created on real film while promoting the artistic and creative reasons for doing so. Pro8mm is committed to creating products and services for content creators that exceed client expectations. Services are accessible, sustainable, and educational for our community for filmmakers, families and archivists who work with super 8 and 16mm film.These films require special care and a standard of best practices for how this material should be digitized and how to create a proper archive for the original material. Since 1972, Pro8mm (formerly Super8Sound) has served the needs of filmmakers and archivists by building a community and one-stop shop of resources, elevating these traditional formats to their highest possibility in a digital world.
Would You Like to Host a Screening of "Beyond the Bolex"?
If you would like to host a virtual or in-person screening of your own or are interested in including the film in the classroom with a Q & A, please click here to send us a request.
Buy the Film for the Classroom?
For educational distribution click here.
Share Your Feedback
If you'd like to share your thoughts and impressions about the film, or submit a question for the Q & A, you can submit your feedback here.
Stay In Touch
For future updates please sign up for our email list at www.beyondthebolex.com
Please note, this event is for at-home viewing only. It is not permitted to stream it on social media. If you are interested in hosting a screening for your group, company or organization, please get in touch with us here.
- Year2022
- Runtime94 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, Switzerland
- RatingNR
- DirectorAlyssa Bolsey
- ScreenwriterAlyssa Bolsey, Tchavdar Georgiev
- ProducerAlyssa Bolsey, Camilo Lara Jr., Werner Schweizer, Nicolas Wadimoff
- Executive ProducerSarah George, Diana Holtzberg
- CastJacques Bolsey, Wim Wenders, Carole Bolsey, Barbara Hammer, Jonas Mekas, Joel Schlemowitz, Dave Alex Riddett, Bruce Brown, Collin Hanney, John Kaasa, Andre Sogliuzzo, Michel Bolsey, Robin Bolsey, Laureen Williams
- CinematographerCamilo Lara Jr., Joseph Areddy
- EditorCarlos David Rivera, Alyssa Bolsey, Julie Janata, Vincent Pluss
- ComposerCorey Wallace
What's Next For The Film?
We began by entering "Beyond the Bolex" in festivals worldwide. We are now raising funds for our general release and outreach campaign, and by joining us for this screening of "Beyond the Bolex", you will be helping us bring the film to a wider audience. If you would like to help us further, your donations are greatly appreciated!
About The Film
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.
Conversation with the Director
Your ticket includes a Q & A with Director/Producer, Alyssa Bolsey moderated by American Society of Cinematographers Associate Members and Owners of PRO8mm, Phil and Rhonda Vigeant. With your ticket confirmation, there will be a link to a questionnaire where you can submit questions for the Q & A and Alyssa will try to get to as many questions as possible. The link to the recorded Q & A will be emailed to all ticket holders a few days after the screening window is closed.
Reviews Of Beyond The Bolex
"…depicts a surprising intersection of personal experience and historical revelation.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
"…marvelous celebration of the art of cinema…” – Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Hammer to Nail
“…an immigrant story…speaks to the film’s timeliness…” – Solzy at the Movies
Meet Our Sponsor/Host - Pro8mm
The mission at Pro8mm
To raise the collective consciousness as to the archival value of shooting and preserving content created on real film while promoting the artistic and creative reasons for doing so. Pro8mm is committed to creating products and services for content creators that exceed client expectations. Services are accessible, sustainable, and educational for our community for filmmakers, families and archivists who work with super 8 and 16mm film.These films require special care and a standard of best practices for how this material should be digitized and how to create a proper archive for the original material. Since 1972, Pro8mm (formerly Super8Sound) has served the needs of filmmakers and archivists by building a community and one-stop shop of resources, elevating these traditional formats to their highest possibility in a digital world.
Would You Like to Host a Screening of "Beyond the Bolex"?
If you would like to host a virtual or in-person screening of your own or are interested in including the film in the classroom with a Q & A, please click here to send us a request.
Buy the Film for the Classroom?
For educational distribution click here.
Share Your Feedback
If you'd like to share your thoughts and impressions about the film, or submit a question for the Q & A, you can submit your feedback here.
Stay In Touch
For future updates please sign up for our email list at www.beyondthebolex.com
Please note, this event is for at-home viewing only. It is not permitted to stream it on social media. If you are interested in hosting a screening for your group, company or organization, please get in touch with us here.
- Year2022
- Runtime94 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, Switzerland
- RatingNR
- DirectorAlyssa Bolsey
- ScreenwriterAlyssa Bolsey, Tchavdar Georgiev
- ProducerAlyssa Bolsey, Camilo Lara Jr., Werner Schweizer, Nicolas Wadimoff
- Executive ProducerSarah George, Diana Holtzberg
- CastJacques Bolsey, Wim Wenders, Carole Bolsey, Barbara Hammer, Jonas Mekas, Joel Schlemowitz, Dave Alex Riddett, Bruce Brown, Collin Hanney, John Kaasa, Andre Sogliuzzo, Michel Bolsey, Robin Bolsey, Laureen Williams
- CinematographerCamilo Lara Jr., Joseph Areddy
- EditorCarlos David Rivera, Alyssa Bolsey, Julie Janata, Vincent Pluss
- ComposerCorey Wallace