Al Jarnow Movies

A stream of consciousness experiment committed directly to celluloid, Jarnow pays homage to Stan Brakhage and Harry Smith. Abstract designs transform...

Documentary about the experimental animator.

A short film made of cel drawings, showing us how various mammals, plants and objects all share similar skeletal structures. Produced for Sesame...

Words that start with the letter O, P, and R. A typographic animation.

Jarnow's first work for Sesame Street and the Children's Television Workshop - yak is a goofy take on the letter "Y."

Daylight moves through a room. Or is it the room that moves?

An animated orange

Three rocks attempt to cross a river.

Kids rapping about the number 7.

The letter M in various typefaces.

Experimental computer imagery

Shells create intricate patterns in this short stop-motion animation.

A parade of animated cats.

Kids rapping about the number 17.

A story about cooperation.

Kids rapping about the number 11.

Mixed animation set to music.

Kids recycle household objects to make a miniature city.

The letter Z in various typefaces.

A method by which drawings can be enlarged on a grid.