This is a fascinating and moving documentary. It is both personal and historically significant, full of twists and turns, and takes you on a ride that is beautiful, unexpected, tragic, and nostalgic. It is fortunate this story has been told before being lost to the passage of time. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
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The man who invented the Bolex
BlissSavannah22 January 2021
This is the fantastic and heartbreaking initiatic journey of a young director who discovers that her great grandfather was actually the man who invented the Bolex. It's a lovely and emotionally powerful dive into the roots of the creator of the Bolex cameras. Being myself in the audiovisual industry for 34 years now, I have a slight idea on how long the production process can take and the kind of difficulties to overcome. All my sincere and respectful congratulations for the great achievement with this doc. In Alyssa Bolsey's particular case, this surely has been an epic scouting and focus on her family history in the steps of her visionary great grandfather Jacques Bogopolsky.
Fascinating and beautiful
marciaclaesson15 February 2022
This documentary is a beautiful portrayal of the creator of the Bolex movie camera, interspersed with movie clips taken with the iconic camera, which has played a significant role in the development of film. The director has a personal connection to the story, which makes it all the more poignant.
A unique story of an engineering triumph
MEMangan5 August 2023
I am not a camera nerd, but I love to hear about anyone who is so deeply into a niche that they are just all-in. People who are so into one thing that it is everything they are about. This was one of those stories.
Besides learning about this impressive technical feat of Bolex camera development, which endures today, the story of a family that survives in the face of discrimination and upheaval and Nazis was a necessary reminder of the arc of history. And a note that although our technology changes, many features of the human condition persist just as they did in the past.
A well-told story of a family's trajectory, told from inside the family with some special archival treasures. Really a treat.
Besides learning about this impressive technical feat of Bolex camera development, which endures today, the story of a family that survives in the face of discrimination and upheaval and Nazis was a necessary reminder of the arc of history. And a note that although our technology changes, many features of the human condition persist just as they did in the past.
A well-told story of a family's trajectory, told from inside the family with some special archival treasures. Really a treat.
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