Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow

"Al Jarnow occupied a unique and remarkable place in American film history. As one of the most regular contributors to Sesame Street and 321-Contact, writer-director-animator Jarnow used ingenious combinations of stop-motion animation, cel animation and time-lapse photography to make profoundly difficult scientific concepts and processes digestible for millions of children - and did so entirely within the framework of animated shorts. From a claymation segment entitled ""The River"" that il...