Julia Roberts

Academy Member Recommended:

A free and independent woman who rubbed shoulders with masters such as Georges Méliès and the Lumières

and other concert works and was a national presence as music director of the Boston Pops for more than a decade

Pop culture enthusiasts and historians

OUT OF THE SHADOWS: HOW LOTTE REINIGER MADE THE FIRST ANIMATED FAIRYTALE MOVIE XL Julia RobertsOut of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie Hardcover Picture Book, February 8, 2022 by Fiona Robinson (Author) Out of the Shadows is an innovative picture book biography about an unsung hero of early animation. Lotte Reiniger (18991981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11