John Halas Movies

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.

One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

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

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

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

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

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

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

Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

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

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...

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

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