Movies by Janaki Manaki

Parade on the Occasion of the Hürriyet

Parade on the Occasion of the Hürriyet

Early Balkan footage.

The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Resen

The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Resen

Early Balkan footage.

The Celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Main Street in Bitola

The Celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Main Street in Bitola

Early Balkan footage.

The Celebration of the Religious Festival Epiphany

The Celebration of the Religious Festival Epiphany

Early Balkan footage.

The Visit of the Sultan Mehmed the Fifth Reshad to Salonika

The Visit of the Sultan Mehmed the Fifth Reshad to Salonika

Early Balkan footage.

Sheep Slaughter

Sheep Slaughter

A brief scene at a sheep slaughterhouse.

Village Wedding

Village Wedding

The Manaki brothers document the elegant wedding of a presumably popular couple.

Wallachian Nomads

Wallachian Nomads

Early Balkan footage.

The Celebration with Slogans in Greek

The Celebration with Slogans in Greek

Early Balkan footage.

Wallachian Dance

Wallachian Dance

Early Balkan footage.

The Celebration of Saint George

The Celebration of Saint George

Early Balkan footage.

The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Bitola

The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Bitola

Early Balkan footage.

Turkish Professor at the Agricultural School

Turkish Professor at the Agricultural School

Early Balkan footage.

Grandma Despina

Grandma Despina

This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, the first shot made in Macedonia, in the Balkans in fact, made by these two cinematography pioneers, contains peculiar symbolics: at the moment when the grandmother Despina spins the weaving wheel, film starts rolling in our country.

The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria

The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria

A six minute film of the funeral of the murdered Metropolitan Emilianos of Grevena, of which all has been lost, save for 17 seconds. Emilianos was murdered on October 1st, 1911.

The Celebration on Hürriyet

The Celebration on Hürriyet

Early Balkan footage.

A Funeral of a Metropolitan in Bitola

A Funeral of a Metropolitan in Bitola

Balkan actuality.

Panorama of the City of Grevena

Panorama of the City of Grevena

Early Balkan footage.

A Veterinary Station

A Veterinary Station

Early Balkan footage.

Celebration of Epiphany in Bitola

Celebration of Epiphany in Bitola

Early Balkan footage.