The Tender Game. USA. 1958. Directed by Faith Hubley, John Hubley. 6 min.
A love story set to a recording of the Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence song “Tenderly,” performed by Ella Fitzgerald and the Oscar Peterson Trio. Ray Hubley remarks “I’ve always thought of this film by John and Faith as a kind of self-portrait—not just of a lifelong love affair, but also their nascent creative partnership, bonded through a mutual love of American jazz and creative playfulness.” Mark Hubley adds, “Peterson’s piano solo at the end…is part and parcel of the wedding of animation and music that exemplifies John and Faith’s craftsmanship and creativity at its zenith.”
Cockaboody. USA. 1973. Directed by Faith Hubley, John Hubley. 9 min.
Based on conversations between sisters Emily and Georgia, this signature Hubley work is said to “visualize the spirit of childhood imagination.” John Hubley recalls, “I had a rubber duck, which she kept calling Cockaboody, and then everything would become Cockaboody - it became transferable, and the meaning of Cockaboody really symbolized the whole world of fantasy and imagination.”
One Self: Fish/Girl. USA. 1997. Directed by Emily Hubley. Music by Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan. 10 min.
A girl’s diary depicts her layered, poetic inner efforts to deal with the world and overcome self-doubt.
My Universe Inside Out. USA. 1996. Directed by Faith Hubley. 25 min.
Faith said about this animated autobiography, “I thought if I die suddenly, I don’t want somebody else telling my story. I don’t mind if someone else does it as long as I’ve had my chance.”
Northern Ice Golden Sun. USA. 2001. Directed by Faith Hubley. Music by Don Christensen, with cello by Faith Hubley. 6 min.
Faith’s final film is a celebration of the indigenous Inuit people of the Arctic: their attachment to the natural world, lifestyle based on seasonal cycles, and perseverance against threats from the world outside. Ray Hubley says, “For me, this film—finished from a hospital bed in New Haven with the help of Emily, who was somehow supervising the lab work in California—elicits inevitably mixed emotions, but also sheer awe at its beauty and joy. Faith’s last and a suitably crowning achievement.”
Faithy, hey. USA. 2018. Directed by Emily Hubley. Music by Yo La Tengo. 5 min.
Inspired by Faith Hubley’s daily journals, her daughter revisits specific memories, dreams, and a relationship altered by death.