Alexandre Michon

Alexandre Mikhailovich Mishon (; 5 July 1858 – 5 July 1921) was a Russian photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French family in Kharkov, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown. He later settled in Baku (now 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)