Faith Hubley Movies

A film about the many faces of time as it flows from the future to the past, through cyclic, biological, curved and paradoxical time.

Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

Every culture has its own idea of how the world began, from a really big bang, to a duck’s egg, to the tears of a god.

Of Stars and Men is a 1964 animated film from the Hubley family of animators, based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley,...

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

A comic allegory in which a runaway "city" on legs matches wits with a wily farmer. A farmer has an encounter with a runaway "city" (which devours...

Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

"Step by Step" presents an historical view of childhood, including sacrifice, slavery and war. Scenes of past horrors give way to a lullaby of hope....

The dance floor of a cruise ship. As each passenger is chosen, they choose a song on the jukebox and dance to it. But one passenger, playing a joke...

The history of the ocean as our most important resource.

Inspired by three South American myths, this film is a plea to save the tropical rain forest and its unique inhabitants.

John and Faith Hubley combined animation with the voices of their preschool daughters Georgia and Emily to make this award-winning short (New York...

WHITHER WEATHER explores the interplay between Earth life and Earth climate. We see how weather affects food; how food, or lack of it, affects...

The paintings of Gregorio Prestopino convey the sights and sounds of a day in Harlem. Music by Benny Carter.

African art is the inspiration for this lyrical poem of praise.

The history of the Americas is considered from an Indigenous perspective, featuring the poetry of the Aztec emperor Nezahualcotl, Jose Chocan, and...

A journey from the Arctic to the tip of South America

A young boy from Chinatown befriends an elderly Central Park carriage driver in this children's drama. Their relationship takes a sad turn when the...

Animator Faith Hubley recounts her life from childhood to the present day.

Evocative images of ancient and modern art reflect the universal search for life on other planets. At the end of "Sky Dance," contact is made.