Will Vinton Studios Movies

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his...

Herb and Rex, the Jurassic odd couple, guide a Christmas choral celebration in this Emmy Award-winning special, guest-starring the California...

A look inside the Will Vinton Studio, with specializes in stop-motion animations with clay. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

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

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...

The film tells of a music hall impressionist who caricatures personalities from the second world war. Animated by Barry Bruce at Will Vinton...

An animated short film about a cat trying to catch a mouse.

Claymation Easter marks the return of Wilshire Pig, with an absurd plan to kidnap the Easter Bunny just days before the holiday and launch himself as...

Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men...

Dia de los Muertos is a film that captures the beauty, mystery and sacredness of the ancient Meso-American holiday that honors and remembers those...

Poor Joe puts his all into making his first date a perfect evening, only to have the effort of seduction get the better of him.

Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and...

Mr. Resistor tries to catch himself a woman.

Around a campfire, a young Aboriginal girl asks her grandfather "Where do the stars come from?" As the grandfather answers her question, the tale...

Directed by Mike Smith and Mark Gustafson for Sony Dreams.

A playwright, who lost her fiance to suicide, is haunted by his spirit while staying on a remote island with his mother.

1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film

What a hammer is used for, how it works, and how it differs from other tools.

2001 Joan C. Gratz animated short

Mountain Music illustrates what happens when technology gets too advanced too soon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.