[1] Considered one of the earliest pillars in World Cinema, Albert was a photographer, filmmaker, technophile, adventurer, and cyclist.

[6] He continued to study the science and techniques of photography and cinematography and became the first person to introduce the bicycle and wireless telegraph in Tunisia.

[2] He developed a passion for documentaries and reporting where he began to cover events throughout Tunisia for the newspapers 'Le Matin' and 'L'Illustration'.

During the First World War, he joined the photographic and cinematographic section of the French armies and became one of the twelve reporters directed by Abel Gance who filmed the trenches of the Battle of Verdun.

After spending many weeks among rural populations, Albert created the Encyclopedia in images of Tunisian life.

[7] The film received great success and was presented at the Omnia Pathé cinema in Tunisia on 21 December 1922.