This month’s ‘Film 100 Years Ago’ introduces The Original Movie, an animated short released in April 1922. It is an episode in the animated series Tony Sarg’s Almanac (1921–1923). Influenced by Chinese shadow puppetry and the silhouette style, The Original Movie is a satire about the production system of Hollywood, that caused the inability of writers to recognise their work when it reaches the screen. The bitterness of the creator really lasts for centuries.
Watch the film and further reading: https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/the-original-movie-1922
