Seem like a hundred years flew right by...1926 was a vibrant year in early cinema, and Lotte Reiniger, a German filmmaker already known for her mastery of silhouettes in collaboration with Max Reinhardt, had finally finished the jaw-dropping Adventures of Prince Achmed, a film that would be widely known today as the oldest surviving animated feature film. Reiniger’s stunning, hand-cut puppets and lighting techniques were groundbreaking, along with her precise timing and mastery of early animation. Formed in 2018, Dovetail Orchestra has performed hours of original music to carefully-curated silent film gems from the explosive first decades of early cinema and animation from all over the world. They have performed at SITE Santa Fe, The Guild, Motorama and now primarily at Jean Cocteau Cinema. Founder/Composer Ross Hamlin is also the composer for Zozobra and his own rotating Rhombus Ensemble. One half of the duo LALIAS, he also plays bass in Dead Beatclub and Love Unfold the Sun. This performance will repeat the success of their Halloween show last fall: Hamlin and Andrew Primm both playing multiple instruments.