John Korty Movies

A documentary about Yosemite National Park.

A man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but...

Dorothy Morrison, Tracy Nelson, Annie Sampson and Angela Strehli, all highly regarded vocalists in their own rights, have joined forces as The Blues...

The restoration of a Steinway becomes a lyrical meditation on following the heart's true passion in this beautifully crafted documentary. A wonderful...

A film version of Edward Lear's narrative poem about the owl and the pussycat who went to sea in a pea-green boat

Breaking the Habit is a 1964 American animated short documentary film directed by John Korty about cigarette smoking and lung cancer. It was...

John Korty's animated adaptation of Hirosuke Hamada's story (Ryu no Me no Namida) of a little boy's fearless act of inviting a dragon to his birthday...

A fascinating insight into the life and works of photographer Imogen Cunningham. Coming into public attention around 1910, she was celebrated in the...

Animated story about the rivalry that develops between two friends, Paper and String, because of their different abilities. In the end, both friends...

A man tries to record a crocodile eating crisp crackers, but he doesn’t hear the cracker sound twice. So he decides to go in the crocodile's...

Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK.

Pat talks about the letter P.

Pacifist plea sponsored by a Quaker group. To a voice-over commentary describing the arms race, Language of Faces presents a montage of human faces...

A John Korty Cartoon

A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange.

A purple/red figure plays around with a typewriter, until he stubs his toe with the letter T on it.

The letter Q keeps the rest of her word QUIET in silence.

Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.