These 2 award-winning animated films for kids directed by Michael Sporn are engaging in both story and music. Michael Sporn is "the poet of animation". His keen ear for music is as sensitive as his artist's eyes and his storyteller's heart. Not rated. 60 min. DVD
Narrated by Ruby Dee, Jazz time Tale is set in Harlem in 1919. Two girls forge a friendship across the color barrier after their chance encounter with the jazz music of young Fats Waller.
The Marzipan Pig, masterfully narrated by Tim Curry, is one of the finest films for kids ever made, with an exceptional score. When the candy pig falls behind the couch and is eaten by the mouse, a chain of surprising events unfolds.
