The first films screened in NZ

A still image of Annabelle Whitford from the film “The Serpentine Dance”- 1895 Edison Manufacturing Co. Directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise

A still image of Eugen Sandow from the film “Sandow the Strongman” –1894 Edison Studios. Directed by William K.L. Dickson

A preview of the first motion picture screening in New Zealand New Zealand Herald 13 October 1896