"Fred Ott's Sneeze" is a short film directed by Thomas Edison, created in 1894. It is noted for being one of the earliest examples of a motion picture, and it features Fred Ott, an employee of Edison's company, who performs a simple act of sneezing. The film is significant in the history of cinema because it illustrates the early experimentation with moving images and the potential for storytelling through film, even in its most rudimentary form.
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