John Canemaker Movies

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

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

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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

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

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

A lyrical and personal study of Canemaker's Long Island garden through the seasons, based on paintings, to an original jazz score by Fred Hersch.

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

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

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

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

The film follows Wing Biddlebaum, a lonely former schoolteacher whose “hands” led to a scandal that drove him from his previous town and...

Documentary short from Felix the Cat Collector’s Edition 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...

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