In 1888, Louis Le Prince produced the world's first films in Leeds, England, using patented cameras in both America and the UK. He perfected his projection machine and planned to demonstrate it to the American public. However, he disappeared on a train to Paris in 1890, and his body was never found, leaving no one to dispute his claim of inventing the first moving image camera. As a result, Thomas Edison and the Lumiere Brothers were credited with pioneering film, while Le Prince's work was forgotten.
The First Film
David Nicholas Wilkinson's 33-year journey aimed to turn Leeds, Yorkshire, England into the world's premier film hub, starting in 1888.
