John Canemaker Movies

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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 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...