John Canemaker Movies

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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...

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

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

The making of Dumbo (1941).

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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.

The making of Cinderella (1950).

The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated...

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.

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

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...

Released as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film...