Alfred Camille Abadie (December 9, 1878 – January 1, 1950) was an American photographer and pioneer filmmaker who worked for Thomas Edison.
In 2019, Abadie's Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation.
[1][2] The two minute film was the first to record a ferryboat docking at Ellis Island with dozens of passengers disembarking.
A New York City native, Abadie began as camera assistant to James H. White at Edison Studios around 1898.
In 1903, Edison sent Abadie to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to make actuality films.