Early German Animation

[PictureGuy]

This short from 1922 was created using paper cutouts against a screen. It is quite well done and well worth watching. Directed by Lotte Reiniger.



This is art!

[Takatofan1986]

Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing!

[PictureGuy]

If you liked that, here are two animations by dadaist Walter Ruttmann.



Unfortunately for his reputation, checking his bio, Ruttmann at the end of his short life was making propaganda films for the Nazi government. Odd considering that dadaism was considered by the Nazis to be degenerate art.