John Canemaker Movies

The essence of the 1940s, to the lively beat of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." A rapidly paced collage of the fads, fashions, and personalities of...

Documentary about the influence of legendary animator Tex Avery and the groundbreaking digital special effects of “The Mask.” Produced...

The making of Cinderella (1950).

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the...

It's Christmas Eve and all the children around the world are asleep and dreaming of the toys that Santa Claus will bring - except at the South Pole,...

An urban fable about a young street musician who finds competition for space to play his much a bit too tough, until he joins in the...

An animated documentary that explores the terrain of father/son relationships, as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father.

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

Short Documentary on the art of Mary Blair: An extraordinary talented artist.

The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called...

A documentary about the early days of animation.

The Primm family moves into an old brownstone house on East 88th Street, where they find a crocodile named Lyle in their bathtub.

A stop-motion film, written, animated, & directed by Dan Blank.

The making of Dumbo (1941).

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

In Belleau Wood, France, during the Great War, a soldier named John writes a letter home to his wife Sara in Milwaukee. He writes that her picture...

The short takes as its inspiration Bottom's contemplation on the "dream" he has experienced in the middle acts of Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer...

The extemporaneous musings of an actress about her career provide the springboard for an imaginative fantasy on the fragility of fame.

A documentary on the making of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp created for the 2006 Platinum DVD.

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.