Documentaries : Animation

A creative investigation of how the youth understand childbirth....

This film illustrates the life of the film director, Shui-Bo Wang in The People’s Republic of China. We learn of the life of the director in his own words and images from a child steeped in the values of Chinese communism exemplified by Chairman Mao, to a young man striving to live up to those...

Tales of the Brothers Quay...

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Cat...

Photo-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best....

The art of modern animation is brought to life by a perfect storm of art, business and circumstance....

A man awakens inside a white cube, covered in a four-by-four grid. He has no memory of how he got there and there seems no way out. But as time passes, panels open temporarily to admit an intruder or onlooker. They pop back through their panels but bar the man from going through, pointing out "this ...

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman....

Max Hare and Toby Tortoise are having a foot race. Max has much more style, and is generally cocky. He pauses for a short nap, to chat up the bunnies outside a girl's school (and show off in several sports). When he hears the crowd roar for Toby approaching the finish line, he takes off, but a last-...

Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention....