Live accompaniment by Anvil Orchestra
Considered the first feature length animation and inspired by the tales known as the Arabian Nights, The Adventures of Prince Achmed tells the story of a young prince tricked by a wicked sorcerer into mounting a magical, flying horse steered on a course to their own demise. Soaring headlong into a series of wondrous adventures and joining forces with the likes of Aladdin and a fabled witch, the prince evades his fate by saving a beautiful princess and battling with the sorcerer's army of monsters. (Lotte Reiniger, 1926, DCP, 80 minutes)
Anvil Orchestra is made up of Terry Donahue and Roger C. Miller, formerly of Alloy Orchestra.
Part of the ongoing Art Films and Special Screenings series.