John Halas Movies

A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...

Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

A naïve father makes an embarrassing attempt to explain the facts of life to his son, but he becomes increasingly embarrassed to the point where...

An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.

A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.

A young girl rescues a wild bird. She takes it back to the forest, then finds crystals in the mountain...

A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so...

An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a...

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

An animated visual interpretation of the song "Autobahn," by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. A fast-paced experimental film which proved to be...

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.

This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...

The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.