Lumiere Catalogue No 720. This is one of a series of actuality films shot by the French filmmakers, Auguste and Louis Lumiere, in 1897, two years after the invention of cinematography. This is the first known material filmed in Northern Ireland.
Shot List
Year
1897
Location
Belfast
Rights Holder
Association Frères Lumière
Courtesy of
Association Frères Lumière
Credits
Photography - Alexandre Promio
Source
National Film and Television Archive and the IFA
Format
35mm, film, black and white, silent
Silent
Yes
Length
Notes
Pierre and Auguste Lumiere were French pioneers of the cinema. They were noted for their one-shot, one-reel films of places and scenes of every day life. It is likely that Alexandre Promio was the cameraman who actually shot these scenes.