Children of the Sun. USA. 1960. Directed by Faith Hubley, John Hubley. 10 min.
Made for UNICEF and voiced by the Hubley children, the film juxtaposes the well-fed with the plight of the three-quarters of the world’s children who are undernourished. John said, “In Children of the Sun we got into oil-painting techniques.”
Yes We Can. USA. 1988. Directed by Faith Hubley. 10 min.
As described by the Cannes Film Festival, where it screened in competition in 1989, this “mystical vision of life and the universe employs poetry, music and dazzling animated visuals to relate the struggles of our Mother Earth as she witnesses the plunder of Earth's resources.”
Who Am I? USA. 1989. Directed by Faith Hubley. 4 min.
Produced for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, this short explores the stimulating and empowering discovery of the five senses.
Sky Dance. USA. 1980. Directed by Faith Hubley. 10 min.
This evocative collaboration with author and composer Elizabeth Swados celebrates the universal search for life on other planets, sky creatures and all. “One of my favorite things is to watch Sky Dance with little children. They become so excited and animated! It is as if they know something that we have long since forgotten” (Faith Hubley).
Tall Time Tales. USA. 1992. Directed by Faith Hubley. 8 min.
Of this film, which considers the nature of time from a joyously surrealist perspective, Georgia recalls, “[This is] around the time I started being more involved in Faith’s movies. I moved from ink and paint and eventually began animating. Getting to know composer Don Christensen of the Contortions and Raybeats was a real thrill.”
Africa. USA. 1998. Directed by Faith Hubley. 9 min.
African art is the inspiration for this lyrical poem of praise.
hail. USA. 2011. Directed by Emily Hubley. 4 min.
Three hate-crime victims meet up in heaven, to a song by Hamell on Trial.
Brainworm Billy. USA. 2018. Directed by Emily Hubley, Max Rosenthal. 4 min.
Written and co-designed by Rosenthal, and animated by Hubley and Marisa Gershenhorn, Brainworm Billy follows a young man haunted by a famous comedian. “My son Max had written this comedic piece and I had been looking for a new opportunity to try out some rotoscoping ideas. Win win,” Ray Hubley recalls. “Kudos to Emily and third-generation Hubley collaborator Max, whose interactions with a dogged Billy Crystal take second chair only to prior entanglements with Wallace Shawn.”
Faith Stream (excerpt). USA. 2024. Directed by Emily Hubley. 3 min.
A daughter creates a mosaic of portraits, drawings and words from her mother’s final journals.