A Message from Mars (1903 film)

A Message from Mars is a 1903 New Zealand short film, based on a play that had been highly popular in Australia and New Zealand.
Another version of this film was made in 1913 in the UK as "A Message from Mars (1913 film)". In December 2014, the British Film Institute announced this latter film was posted online on their website.
Plot.
A Martian comes to Earth to show a human he is selfish.
Preservation status.
This 1903 film was New Zealand's first fiction film and is now considered a lost film.