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John Canemaker: Animated Shorts

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

A hand-drawn figure raises its arms to reveal burning flames where its hands should be.
Sep 16, 2025 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$8 members 
$12 general public
$9 adults 55 and over
$6 students
Free for Ohio State students

Prices include all fees; fees waived for members and in-person purchases.

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Experience award-winning hand-drawn animation by Oscar winner John Canemaker.

John Canemaker is one of the leading figures in American animation both as a historian and a filmmaker. This program features three examples of his stunning hand-drawn animation that has delighted fans all over the world. The John Lennon Sketchbook (1986) is a delightful short inspired by the drawings of the legendary musician and produced by Yoko Ono. The Academy Award–winning The Moon and the Son (2005) is an autobiographical tale in the form of an imagined conversation between Canemaker and his volatile father. Supported by a 2016–17 Wexner Center Artist Residency Award in Film, Hands (2019) is Canemaker’s moving adaptation of one of the stories from Sherwood Anderson’s book Winesburg, Ohio (1919). (program approx. 50 mins., digital video and DCP)
 
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Hands, courtesy Milestone Film & Video.

About Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

The Wexner Center is proud to partner with Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) to present their annual festival highlighting comics, animation, and cartoon art with a selection of artist conversations, book signings, film screenings, and more. The four-day festival takes place at sites around the city including Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus Museum of Art, and Columbus Metropolitan Library.

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Program Support

FILM PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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Past Film/Video

John Canemaker: Animated Shorts

Sep 16, 2025 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$8 members 
$12 general public
$9 adults 55 and over
$6 students
Free for Ohio State students

Prices include all fees; fees waived for members and in-person purchases.

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member