Joan C. Gratz Movies

Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear...

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and...

Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett...

An animated tapestry of abstract images inspired the decorative arts of Islamic women.

The Little Prince questions the universe in this story of innocence and wonder.

When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she...

Martin Cooper’s documentary feature explores the lives and work of six internationally renowned, independent animators and animation directors....

The film is based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson depicting the power of the southern black American preacher's telling of the biblical creation...

2001 Joan C. Gratz animated short

1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film

Cats, a dog, and a fish head perform the classic ballet, Swan Lake.

Two-dimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists.

Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention.

Feline apostles enjoy a feast in this take on “The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci.

Six directors independently imagine the Department of Perpetual Exhaustion. The participating directors are Chris Hinton, Jim Blashfield, Marv...

Metamorphosing images with the appearance of sculpted wood and shifting sand summon memories of a life.

A sampler of the work of Will Vinton's animation using clay figures, including the shorts "Dinosaur," "The Great Cognito," "A Christmas Gift," and...