I came across the animated film – The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) by Lotte Reinger. It does have the Oriental exoticism to it that Edward Said loathes; however, given the date of the film and that it is considered the oldest animated film, it is brilliant.
The picture was created like a shadow puppet play: using cut out silhouettes and photographing it frame by frame. The story itself is based on parts of One Thousand and One Nights by Hana Diyab.
I have also attached a Lotte Reiniger documentary. (The sound in the beginning is a bit like trying to make sense of the adults in a Snoopy cartoon but it does improve).
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