Long before Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, director Lotte Reiniger created a breathtaking silhouette-animated fantasy inspired by One Thousand and One Nights. In this video, we explore the film’s history, groundbreaking animation techniques, characters, flaws, and why it remains one of the most important animated films ever made. From its pioneering multi-plane camera technique to its stunning color tinting and inventive special effects, Prince Achmed proves that animation was always cinema.