Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) is a much loved figure in the early history of animated film. At an early age Reiniger discovered the Chinese art of silhouette puppetry, and made her first silhouettes for
[When most people are asked what the first animated movie is, they assume it’s Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. For three years (1923–1926), a young, female animation director, h
An innovative picture book biography about an unsung hero of early animationLotte Reiniger (1899–1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was
