John Canemaker Movies

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

The making of Cinderella (1950).

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

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...

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

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,...

The making of Dumbo (1941).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

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

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

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 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.