Directing

Amy Schatz

Known for

Directing

Credits

29 titles

Known for

Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce poster
1.0

A group of children, ages 5 to 9, share their advice for parents to help kids adjust and cope when families go through a divorce. Through drawings, songs, photos and memories, these children share their stories of how divorce has impacted their lives. The result is a rare chance for parents to hear kids' insightful, funny, and often heartfelt thoughts on how to do a better job.

Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce

2012

A Child's Garden of Poetry poster
4.0

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.

A Child's Garden of Poetry

2011

A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration poster
3.4

What is a family? Rosie O'Donnell looks at the many answers to this question in this documentary that features original songs and thoughtful kids musing on love and family. The show provides a less than moving portrait of the remarkable diversity of so called families today, including same-sex parents, mixed-heritage families, and stories of adoption. Animated songs and musical performances by kids and families spice up the festivities along with performances and recordings by artists including Ziggy Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Doris Day, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Frank Sinatra, Rosie O'Donnell and They Might Be Giants.

A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration

2010

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales poster
7.3

Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's bestselling children's book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of "Hit the Road to Dreamland"; Lauryn Hill brings rhythm to "Hush, Little Baby"; Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer's "There's a Nightmare in My Closet"; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti LeBelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with "interviews" of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

1999

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration poster
NR

This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic holiday songs - performed by top stars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Macy Gray - plus live-action shots. The animated segments feature classic and all-new recordings of well-known holiday songs and are visually conceived through the skills of several top animators of a group of adorable 4 to 8-year old children, as well as by short live-action pieces that celebrate the holiday spirit of giving, sharing, and loving.

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

Kids Are Punny poster
6.3

This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour plays in our lives.

Kids Are Punny

1998

Behind the camera

Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce poster
1.0

A group of children, ages 5 to 9, share their advice for parents to help kids adjust and cope when families go through a divorce. Through drawings, songs, photos and memories, these children share their stories of how divorce has impacted their lives. The result is a rare chance for parents to hear kids' insightful, funny, and often heartfelt thoughts on how to do a better job.

Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce

2012

Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce poster
1.0

A group of children, ages 5 to 9, share their advice for parents to help kids adjust and cope when families go through a divorce. Through drawings, songs, photos and memories, these children share their stories of how divorce has impacted their lives. The result is a rare chance for parents to hear kids' insightful, funny, and often heartfelt thoughts on how to do a better job.

Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce

2012

A Child's Garden of Poetry poster
4.0

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.

A Child's Garden of Poetry

2011

A Child's Garden of Poetry poster
4.0

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.

A Child's Garden of Poetry

2011

A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration poster
3.4

What is a family? Rosie O'Donnell looks at the many answers to this question in this documentary that features original songs and thoughtful kids musing on love and family. The show provides a less than moving portrait of the remarkable diversity of so called families today, including same-sex parents, mixed-heritage families, and stories of adoption. Animated songs and musical performances by kids and families spice up the festivities along with performances and recordings by artists including Ziggy Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Doris Day, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Frank Sinatra, Rosie O'Donnell and They Might Be Giants.

A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration

2010

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales poster
7.3

Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's bestselling children's book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of "Hit the Road to Dreamland"; Lauryn Hill brings rhythm to "Hush, Little Baby"; Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer's "There's a Nightmare in My Closet"; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti LeBelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with "interviews" of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

1999

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales poster
7.3

Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's bestselling children's book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of "Hit the Road to Dreamland"; Lauryn Hill brings rhythm to "Hush, Little Baby"; Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer's "There's a Nightmare in My Closet"; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti LeBelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with "interviews" of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

1999

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration poster
NR

This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic holiday songs - performed by top stars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Macy Gray - plus live-action shots. The animated segments feature classic and all-new recordings of well-known holiday songs and are visually conceived through the skills of several top animators of a group of adorable 4 to 8-year old children, as well as by short live-action pieces that celebrate the holiday spirit of giving, sharing, and loving.

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration poster
NR

This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic holiday songs - performed by top stars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Macy Gray - plus live-action shots. The animated segments feature classic and all-new recordings of well-known holiday songs and are visually conceived through the skills of several top animators of a group of adorable 4 to 8-year old children, as well as by short live-action pieces that celebrate the holiday spirit of giving, sharing, and loving.

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

Kids Are Punny poster
6.3

This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour plays in our lives.

Kids Are Punny

1998

Kids Are Punny poster
6.3

This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour plays in our lives.

Kids Are Punny

1998

In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 poster
7.0

Eight student eyewitnesses from Stuyvesant High School in New York City recount their experiences of the Twin Towers attack on September 11, 2001, who as young teenagers, found themselves fleeing debris in the heart of the danger zone and faced with a harrowing journey home.

In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11

2019

In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 poster
7.0

Eight student eyewitnesses from Stuyvesant High School in New York City recount their experiences of the Twin Towers attack on September 11, 2001, who as young teenagers, found themselves fleeing debris in the heart of the danger zone and faced with a harrowing journey home.

In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11

2019

What Happened on September 11 poster
6.6

An introduction to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 presented for a young audience.

What Happened on September 11

2019

What Happened on September 11 poster
6.6

An introduction to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 presented for a young audience.

What Happened on September 11

2019

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm poster
7.0

When ten-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz and finding a new life in America.

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

2018

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm poster
7.0

When ten-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz and finding a new life in America.

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

2018

Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 poster
NR

A documentary on the 9/11 tragedy told through the perspective of children all over the world as they describe their feelings and methods of coping with the terrorist attacks and the possibilities of war.

Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001

2002

Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 poster
NR

A documentary on the 9/11 tragedy told through the perspective of children all over the world as they describe their feelings and methods of coping with the terrorist attacks and the possibilities of war.

Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001

2002

An Apology to Elephants poster
7.9

Elephants are among the most majestic and intelligent creatures on Earth--but for hundreds of years, they have suffered at the hands of humans. Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this documentary short traces our long history with elephants and explores the many problems that arise when they are brought to live in captivity in zoos and circuses.

An Apology to Elephants

2013

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest poster
6.3

Every year, hundreds of children from pre-K through 12th grade take the stage at the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, a public speaking competition where they perform poetry and speeches inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The film covers the months leading up to the 40th annual festival, as schools across the city send their top-placing students to compete. It is a portrait of young people raising their voices about issues they care about and of the unique community that celebrates and supports them.

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest

2020

Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School poster
5.0

Documentary featuring Philadelphia teenagers from HIll-Freedman World Academy engaged in a unique songwriting collaboration that captures both the hard times they're living in and the joy that music brings.

Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School

2023

Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School poster
5.0

Documentary featuring Philadelphia teenagers from HIll-Freedman World Academy engaged in a unique songwriting collaboration that captures both the hard times they're living in and the joy that music brings.

Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School

2023

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show poster
NR

Enjoy lullabies heard around the world in this delightful, transporting mix of music and art.

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show

2017

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show poster
NR

Enjoy lullabies heard around the world in this delightful, transporting mix of music and art.

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show

2017

The Runaway Bunny poster
7.0

Featuring a restless little bunny who dreams of leaving home, the film is an exploration of love and childhood. Woven throughout the story are songs that accompany the bunny on his imaginary, magical adventures into the world and back home to the comfort of his mother's love.

The Runaway Bunny

2021

The Runaway Bunny poster
7.0

Featuring a restless little bunny who dreams of leaving home, the film is an exploration of love and childhood. Woven throughout the story are songs that accompany the bunny on his imaginary, magical adventures into the world and back home to the comfort of his mother's love.

The Runaway Bunny

2021

Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression poster
6.0

Youngsters express their thoughts about the Great Depression of the 1930s and what they believe it was all about. Some learn more about that period of American life by interviewing individuals who lived through the dreaded times.

Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression

2009

Song of Parkland poster
6.6

When Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama teacher Melody Herzfeld heard the fire alarm on Feb. 14, 2018, she was with her students in rehearsals for their annual children’s musical. Moments later, a Code Red sounded. Herzfeld rushed her 65 students into a storage closet while a shooter killed 17 teachers and students nearby.

Song of Parkland

2019