The origins of cinema date back FMOVIES    to the late 19th century, when inventors and pioneers like Thomas Edison in the United States and the Lumière Brothers in France developed the first motion picture cameras and projectors. The Lumière Brothers' 1895 film "Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory" is often considered one of the earliest examples of cinematic storytelling, capturing a simple, yet profoundly impactful, moment in time.