Alexandre Michon

Alexander Mishon (Александр Михайлович Мишон; 5 July 1858 in Kharkiv – 5 July 1921 near Samara) was a Russian Empire photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French family in Kharkiv, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown. He later settled in Baku (nowadays capital of Azerbaijan) and lived there for 25 years. Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumière cinematograph. Mishon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema.

Filmography

 * Balaxanida neft fontani (1898) (English: The Oil Gush in Balakhany)
 * Balaxanı-Sabunçu polis idarəsi süvari qorodovoyların at oynatmaları(Balakhani-Sabunchu police station cavalry gorodovoy horse racing) (1898)
 * Bibiheybatda neft fontani yangini (1898) (English: The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat)
 * Alahazrat buxara amirinin 'veliki knyaz Aleksey' paroxodunda yolasalma marasimi (1898) (English: Farewell Ceremony for His Majesty Emir of Bukhara on "Velikiy Kniaz Alexei" Steamboat)
 * Ilisdin (1898) (English: You Stumbled)
 * Qafqaz raqsi (1898) (English: The Folk Dance of Caucasus)
 * Bazar küçasi sübh çag(Market street at dawn) (1898)
 * Qafqaz və Merkuri cəmiyyətinin paroxodunun limandan yola düşməsi(Departure of the steamer of the Caucasus and Mercury Society from the port) (1898)
 * Qatarin damiryol stansiyasina daxil olmasi (1898) (English:Train Entering the Railroad Station)
 * Şəhər bağında xalq gəzintisi(People's walk in the city park) (1898)