John Canemaker Movies

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...

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

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

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

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

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

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

Released as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film...

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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

Documentary short from Felix the Cat Collector’s Edition DVD

This educational science program features the story of Dr. Alfred Clothear and his discovery of how bears know when to sleep for the winter.

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...

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