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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

2001 Joan C. Gratz animated short

1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film

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

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.

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