Gene Deitch Movies

Picture book animator for Weston Woods Studios Gene Deitch, shares his insights into the purpose, art and technique of adapting, as animated films,...

Young Roger Windsock loves airplanes. One day Roger discovers he has grown a pair of wings, but is dismayed to find out that he cannot fly.

In this classic story by one of the world's best-loved and acclaimed storytellers for children, the man in the moon looks down on the happy, dancing...

A rich woman on her way to a costume party thinks Gaston is a babysitter; Gaston thinks he's there to paint her child's picture. Gaston mistakes her...

Nudnik in a shopping area.

An anxious man in his forties quits his job and resigns himself to an early death after a supposed heart attack, but his doctor sets him straight.

Nudnik spends the day at the beach.

Clint falls in love with a woman who has arrived to the apartment. The combination of love and spring, makes Clint forget about his duties, leading...

Auntie tries to make her Nephew smile by doing goofy things, but none of it seems to work.

The gregarious Flebus, whom everyone likes, grows desperate when he meets the one person who can't stand him.

One of Clint Clobber's tenants keeps a seal in his flat. After discovering the seal, Clint goes mad. He then tells his tenant he can't keep Alvin...

After receiving a call stating that Mr. Flamboyant will be arriving at the apartment for inspection, Clint tries to clean the place up. During the...

Nudnik lives in the Withered Arms Apartments in what appears to be Manhattan. He wakes from his chair/bed and eventually escapes. He decides to start...

Nudnik wakes up in a dump yard, and tries to find a job painting the house of a pianist in an expensive neighborhood next to the dump yard.

Three archaeologists learn about the impact television, especially the CBS network, had on postwar America.

Nudnik is strolling through town, getting caught in a mailbox and a garbage truck.

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

A rare look into the private world of Maurice Sendak, who describes the significant events of his own life and their impact on his work.

This Cinemascope cartoon features a baby elephant, Sidney, who scoffs and laughs at his jungle friends who want to be captured and lead a life of...