# The First Film Footage of Albanians

The following film footage, dating from 1904, is probably the first ever to show Albanians. It is part of a longer documentary film made by Arnold Muir Wilson (1857-1909) and Frank Mottershaw (1850-1932). In 1904 Novi Pazar (Alb. Pazari i ri or Tregu i ri; Turkish Yeni Pazar) was the capital of the Ottoman Sanjak of Novi Pazar, part of the Vilayet of Kosovo

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1904
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Arnold Muir Wilson (1857-1909) and Frank Mottershaw (1850-1932)
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_First_Film_Footage_of_Albanians.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Arnold Muir Wilson (1857-1909) and Frank Mottershaw (1850-1932)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/57856556?play=1)