
John Canemaker
Where to watch John Canemaker in United States. On screen since 1977. Licensed apps only — 19 titles we track below.
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.
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Frank and Ollie
Himself · 1995

Walt & El Grupo
Self · 2008

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Self · 2010

Tyrus
Self · 2015

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
Himself · 2001

Camera Three
Self/Host

Cartoon Carnival
Self · 2021

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
Self · 2005

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
Self · 2006

Celebrating Dumbo
Self · 2001

Cartoon Logic
Self · 2005

Earthday Birthday
(voice) · 1990

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Self · 2000

The Art of Mary Blair
Self · 2005

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Self · 2008

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Himself · 2007

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
Narrator · 1977

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
Himself · 2010

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Self · 2012