Director
Michael Sporn
80 years · New York City, New York, USA · 43 films
Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, alongside producing and directing numerous short spots alongside television specials, the majority notable for being literary adaptations. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.
Best known for
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · Director
On Kanopy
White Fang
1997 · Producer, Director
Doctor De Soto
1984 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Director, Producer
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992 · Director
Filmography 43
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
Reading to Your Bunny
2006 · Director
On Hoopla
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · Director
On Kanopy
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Director
Mona Mon Amour
2002 · Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002 · Director
I, Crocodile
2002 · Director
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Director, Producer
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999 · Director
On Kanopy
White Fang
1997 · Producer, Director
Champagne
1996 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Director, Producer
Whitewash
1994 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993 · Director
The Talking Eggs
1993 · Director
On Hoopla
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992 · Director
Nightingale
1992 · Director
On Kanopy
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992 · Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992 · Director, Producer
On HBO Max Amazon Channel
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992 · Director
Monty
1992 · Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992 · Director
On Kanopy
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Producer, Director
On HBO Max Amazon Channel