About the film
Ten Years in Manitoba is a Canadian documentary film, directed by James Freer and released in 1898. Although now lost, it is generally credited as the first known film by a Canadian filmmaker. Consisting of footage of various scenes from the province of Manitoba, the film was exhibited in the United Kingdom in April 1898 as part of a promotional campaign, sponsored by the Canadian Pacific Railway, to encourage immigration to the province.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).