John Canemaker Movies

The making of Dumbo (1941).

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...

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

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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

During a long ride home from a punk show, a young boy fails to learn that sometimes when you talk, it annoys your friends.

Documentary short on cartoonist Otto Messmer, co-creator of Felix the Cat

Documentary short from Felix the Cat Collector’s Edition DVD

The life and career of the great cartoonist Winsor McCay is warmly recalled by his former film assistant, John Fitzsimmons, with clips of classic...

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue...

In 1986, seventeen years after Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s animated conversation about love and six years after the beloved Beatle’s...

Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.

Blending the animation of Chuck Jones’ original drawings, traditional documentary elements, and one of Jones’ most intimate interviews...

A young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.

This educational science program features the story of Dr. Alfred Clothear and his discovery of how bears know when to sleep for the winter.