A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Joan Carol Gratz
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, CA
Born:
April 6, 1941
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.
Animation:
1981 The Creation
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2021 No Leaders, Please
Background Designer:
1979 The Little Prince
1981 The Creation
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2021 No Leaders, Please
Co-Director:
1979 The Little Prince
1981 The Creation
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2014 The Prophet
2021 No Leaders, Please
Director:
1979 The Little Prince
1981 The Creation
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1992 Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2014 Lost and Found
2014 The Prophet
2016 Popcorn
2020 The One-Minute Memoir
2021 No Leaders, Please
2022 Retention Department of Permanent Exhaustion
???? Night Weaver
Editor:
1979 The Little Prince
1981 The Creation
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1992 Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2014 Lost and Found
2014 The Prophet
2016 Popcorn
2020 The One-Minute Memoir
2021 No Leaders, Please
2022 Retention Department of Permanent Exhaustion
???? Night Weaver
Producer:
1979 The Little Prince
1981 The Creation
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1992 Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2014 Lost and Found
2014 The Prophet
2016 Popcorn
2020 The One-Minute Memoir
2021 No Leaders, Please
2022 Retention Department of Permanent Exhaustion
???? Night Weaver
Set Designer:
1979 The Little Prince
1981 The Creation
1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain
1987 The Festival of Claymation
1988 Candyjam
1992 Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
1993 Pro and Con
1996 The Dowager's Feast
2001 The Dowager's Idyll
2014 Lost and Found
2014 The Prophet
2016 Popcorn
2020 The One-Minute Memoir
2021 No Leaders, Please
2022 Retention Department of Permanent Exhaustion
???? Night Weaver
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Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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