John Canemaker
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Hands2019 · Director | Director |
 The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation2005 · Director | Director |
| BBridgehampton1998 · Director | Director |
| TThe John Lennon Sketchbook1986 · Director | Director |
 Bottom's Dream1984 · Director | Director |
| CConfessions of a Stardreamer1979 · Director, Screenplay, Producer | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
 Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat1977 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer | Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer |
 Remembering Winsor McCay1976 · Producer, Director | Producer, Director |
| TThe 40s1974 · Director | Director |
| SStreet Freaks1974 · Director | Director |