Joan C. Gratz

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Joan Carol Gratz is an American artist, animator, and filmmaker who specializes in clay painting. Gratz is best known for her 1992 Oscar-winning animated short film Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase.

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The Adventures of Mark Twain Trailer (1985)

01 March 1985

Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain.

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase Trailer (1992)

01 October 1992

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

The Little Prince Trailer (1979)

07 May 1979

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

The Prophet Trailer (2014)

06 September 2014

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 that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.

The Festival of Claymation Trailer (1987)

17 April 1987

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

The Creation Trailer (1981)

13 July 1981

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 story.

Pro and Con Trailer (1993)

31 May 1993

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

The Dowager's Feast Trailer (1996)

30 May 1996

1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film

Retention Department of Permanent Exhaustion Trailer (2022)

06 June 2022

Six directors independently imagine the Department of Perpetual Exhaustion. The participating directors are Chris Hinton, Jim Blashfield, Marv Newland, Martin Cooper, Chel White, and myself as producer/director.

The Dowager's Idyll Trailer (2001)

31 May 2001

2001 Joan C. Gratz animated short

Candyjam Trailer (1988)

02 January 1988

Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett (USA), Elizabeth Buttler (USA), Paul Driessen (Holland), Tom Gasek (USA), Joan Gratz (USA), Christine Panushka (USA), Joanna Priestley (USA) and Marv Newland (Canada).

The One-Minute Memoir Trailer (2020)

31 May 2020

When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest.

Lost and Found Trailer (2014)

31 December 2014

Metamorphosing images with the appearance of sculpted wood and shifting sand summon memories of a life.

No Leaders, Please Trailer (2021)

05 March 2021

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

History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators Trailer (2023)

20 August 2023

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

Animation Outlaws Trailer (2019)

27 September 2019

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.

Popcorn Trailer (2016)

01 March 2016