Birt Acres
Director
Biography
Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.
As Director
The Derby 1895
1895
The Arrest of a Pickpocket
1895
Opening of the Kiel Canal
1895
The Boxing Kangaroo
1896
Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy
1895
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
1895
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
1895
Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour
1896
Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest
1896
The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops
1895