Direction: Joan C. Gratz
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Joan C. Gratz. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 8
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
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (S)
1992 · Movie · 7 min. · United States
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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