Direction: Joan C. Gratz

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Joan C. Gratz. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Prophet

2014 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Roger Allers · Gaëtan Brizzi · Paul Brizzi · Joan C. Gratz

Synopsis Inspired by the beloved classic, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a young, mischievous girl and an imprisoned poet. Interwoven with Gibran’s lyrical and inspiring words on topics such as the true nature as...

6.7

255 votes

6.7

255 votes

Direction Joan C. Gratz

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

5.8

655 votes

5.8

655 votes

Kubla Khan (S)

2011 · Movie · 4 min. · United States

Direction Joan C. Gratz

Synopsis Academy Award® winning Director Joan Gratz’s most recent short film, Kubla Khan, is an animated interpretation of a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797. His "vision in a dream" was composed under the influence of opium. The claypainted...

5.5

26 votes

5.5

26 votes

Candyjam (S)

1988 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Joan C. Gratz · Joanna Priestley

Synopsis Pieces of candy form moving images and figures.

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No Leaders Please (S)

2021 · Movie · 2 min. · United States

Direction Joan C. Gratz

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

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Lost and Found (S)

2012 · Movie · 4 min. · United States

Direction Joan C. Gratz

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

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The One-Minute Memoir (S)

2020 · Movie · 16 min. · United States

Direction Joan C. Gratz · Paul Driessen · Marv Newland · Bill Plympton

Synopsis 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. The...

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Pro and Con (S)

1993 · Movie · 9 min. · United States

Direction Joan C. Gratz · Joanna Priestley

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

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