# Beyond the Bolex > An immigrant inventor, his camera, and a handheld revolution ## Posts - [Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, September 30, 2023](https://beyondthebolex.com/nga-7-23-copy-copy-copy/): "Beyond the Bolex" screened in person at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont, CA as a part of their Broncho Billy & Friends Silent Film Festival. - [SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)](https://beyondthebolex.com/nga-7-23-copy-copy/) - [AARP (The American Association of Retired Persons)](https://beyondthebolex.com/nga-7-23-copy/) - [National Gallery of Art](https://beyondthebolex.com/nga-7-23/) - [Cineworks, Vancouver, Canada, August 17, 2023](https://beyondthebolex.com/cineworks-8-23/) - [More Screenings & Events, Summer '23](https://beyondthebolex.com/screenings-summer23/) - [Richard Brody - New Yorker](https://beyondthebolex.com/brody-newyorker/): “…depicts a surprising intersection of personal experience and historical revelation.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker” - [EPOS International Art Film Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/virtual-screenings-copy/) - [Cinezine Kane](https://beyondthebolex.com/sfweekly-copy/): “Enchanting…Beyond the Bolex is both industrial history and the personal story of the Bolsey family. It is also, in a way, a fascinating detective story as Alyssa Bolsey unravels the enigma of a man she never knew but with whom she shares a deep love for the beauty of the analog image.” - Cinezine Kane - [SF Weekly](https://beyondthebolex.com/sfweekly/): “For cinematic gearheads, the true gem is Alyssa Bolsey’s Beyond the Bolex, in which she investigates the life of her grandfather Jacques, inventor of what some people have called the greatest camera ever.” - SFWeekly - [Virtual screenings](https://beyondthebolex.com/virtual-screenings/) - [Best Documentary Nominee](https://beyondthebolex.com/best-documentary-nominee/) - [Nominee - Best Cinematography](https://beyondthebolex.com/best-cinematography-nominee/) - [Winner - Emerging Filmmaker Award](https://beyondthebolex.com/newport-beach-film-festival-2/) - [Winner - Best Feature Documentary](https://beyondthebolex.com/winner-best-feature-documentary/) - [Winner - Jim Ewing Young Director Award](https://beyondthebolex.com/jim-ewing-young-director-award/) - [Port Townsend Film Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/port-townsend-film-festival/) - [Festival International du Film sur l'Art](https://beyondthebolex.com/festival-international-du-film-sur-lart/) - [The Yiddish Book Center](https://beyondthebolex.com/the-yiddish-book-center/) - [Istanbul Silent Cinema Days](https://beyondthebolex.com/istanbul-silent-cinema-days/) - [Brisbane, Australia](https://beyondthebolex.com/brisbane-australia/) - [Dallas VideoFest
Dallas, Texas](https://beyondthebolex.com/dallas-videofest-dallas-texas/) - [Jewish International Film Festival
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia](https://beyondthebolex.com/jewish-international-film-festivalsydney-and-melbourne-australia/): Sydney, October 2019 10/27, Randwick Melbourne, October-November 2019 10/28, Elsternwick 11/7, Hawthorn 11/14, Elsternwick - [Austin Jewish Film Festival
Austin, Texas](https://beyondthebolex.com/austin-jewish-film-festivalaustin-texas/) - [Raindance Film Festival - London, England](https://beyondthebolex.com/raindance/) - [IndiePlex](https://beyondthebolex.com/indieplex/): “A wonderful new documentary film…I urge anyone who loves filmmaking, cameras and personal histories to see the film.” – IndiePlex - [San Francisco Jewish Film Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/san-francisco-jewish-film-festival/) - [Julien Dubuque International Film Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/current-upcoming-screenings/): Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 24 - 27 2019 - [Newport Beach Film Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/newport-beach-film-festival/) - [Thessaloniki Documentary Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/thessaloniki-documentary-festival/): Beyond the Bolex screened at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece, March 4th and 5th, 2019 - [Annapolis Film Festival](https://beyondthebolex.com/annapolis-film-festival/) - [CBS News](https://beyondthebolex.com/cbs-news/): One of “the most notable and recommended” films at DOC NYC...“Beyond the Bolex is, yes, a film history about how a sturdy 16mm camera introduced in the 1920s revolutionized filmmaking for both amateurs and professionals, but it's also a detective story.” - David Morgan, CBSNews.com - [Hammer to Nail](https://beyondthebolex.com/hammer-to-nail/): “It all comes together in a fascinating mix, making of Beyond the Bolex not only a great biopic, but also a marvelous celebration of the art of cinema, as well.” -  Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Hammer to Nail - [Solzy at the Movies](https://beyondthebolex.com/solzy-at-the-movies/): “There’s a lot of love and care that the filmmaker put into this project… There’s an immigrant story to be said here and this speaks to the film’s timeliness in a way.” - Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies - [This Week in New York](https://beyondthebolex.com/this-week-in-new-york/): “It’s the small documentaries that offer the most surprises. One such film… is Alyssa Bolsey’s Beyond the Bolex.” - Mark Rifkin, This Week in New York - [Unseen Films](https://beyondthebolex.com/unseen-films/): “An excellent film. It is very recommended.” - Steve Kopian, Unseen Films - [Doc NYC](https://beyondthebolex.com/upcoming-screenings/): Highlighted as one of “8 Documentaries to Watch at 2018 DOC NYC” Beyond the Bolex screened at DOC NYC on Nov 8, 2018 - [Vimooz](https://beyondthebolex.com/vimooz/): Highlighted as one of “8 Documentaries to Watch at 2018 DOC NYC”... “Using materials from family photos as well the possibly limitless hours of footage shot from a Bolex, Bolsey paints a picture of the Steve Jobs like inventor/designer.” - Michael Piantini, Vimooz - [NY Blueprint](https://beyondthebolex.com/ny-blueprint/): “Archival footage and interviews with renowned filmmakers who still swear by Bolsey’s invention offer an ode to the man and his movie camera.” - NY Blueprint ## Pages - [PBS](https://beyondthebolex.com/pbs/) - [Screenings PBS](https://beyondthebolex.com/screenings-pbs/) - [Home](https://beyondthebolex.com/) - [Refund and Returns Policy](https://beyondthebolex.com/refund_returns/) - [My account](https://beyondthebolex.com/my-account/) - [Checkout](https://beyondthebolex.com/checkout/) - [Cart](https://beyondthebolex.com/cart/) - [Shop](https://beyondthebolex.com/shop/) - [Survey](https://beyondthebolex.com/survey/) - [Screenings FAQ](https://beyondthebolex.com/screen-faq/) - [Watch](https://beyondthebolex.com/watch/) - [How to Watch](https://beyondthebolex.com/how-to-watch/) - [Booking](https://beyondthebolex.com/booking/) - [Screenings](https://beyondthebolex.com/screenings/) - [Team](https://beyondthebolex.com/team/) - [Press](https://beyondthebolex.com/press/) - [Contact](https://beyondthebolex.com/contact/) - [Privacy Policy](https://beyondthebolex.com/privacy-policy/) ## Products - [Beyond the Bolex, First Run, Blu-ray Edition](https://beyondthebolex.com/product/beyond-the-bolex-first-run-dvd-blu-ray-version/): "Beyond the Bolex” first run Blu-ray edition - [Beyond the Bolex, First Run DVD](https://beyondthebolex.com/product/btb-dvd/): "Beyond the Bolex” first run edition DVD (NTSC version, region-free) - [Beyond the Bolex Movie Poster, 18" x 24"](https://beyondthebolex.com/product/beyond-the-bolex-poster/): Beyond the Bolex movie poster [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)