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Beyond the Bolex.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boolsky, Jacques, 1895-1962.
- Boolsky, Jacques.
- Bolex motion picture cameras--History.
- Bolex motion picture cameras.
- Inventors--Biography.
- Inventors.
- Motion pictures--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Judaism.
- History.
- Documentary films.
- judaism.
- history (discipline).
- Medical Subjects:
- Judaism.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (94 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [Portland, OR] : Collective Eye Films, 2018.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- 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. Nearly a century later, Alyssa Bolsey uncovers his long lost archive and journeys to discover the man behind the machine through his personal and professional struggles.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on June 29, 2023).
- Originally produced by Collective Eye Films in 2018.
- OCLC:
- 1260247903
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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