Amy Schatz is an American

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and

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and children's shows and series. In March 2021, Schatz won the Directors Guild of America Award for Children's Programs for " We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest".

Early life and education

Schatz is a graduate of

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Career

Schatz's work includes ''

The Runaway Bunny ''The Runaway Bunny'' is a 1942 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. The plot deals with a small rabbit, who wants to run away. His mother, however, tells him that "if you run away, I will run after you." ...

'', an animated musical based on the classic children's book, and '' We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest''. Schatz also created the ''

Classical Baby ''Classical Baby'' is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by Amy Schatz and produced by HBO. The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. ''Classical Baby'' is ...

'' series and '' Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales,'' ''

Song of Parkland ''Song of Parkland'' is a short HBO Documentary film featuring the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama students and their teacher, Melody Herzfeld. Filmed in the months following the shooting at their school, the half-hour documentary fol ...

'', an HBO Documentary featuring the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama students, ''In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuvyesant High on 9/11'' and the children’s documentary, '' What Happened on September 11''. Additional

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shows include ''

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm ''The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm'' is a short 2018 HBO documentary about the Holocaust. Summary It is intended to be a gentle introduction to the subject suitable for children, featuring a conversation between a 10-year-old boy, Elliott, and h ...

'', a short film for young people on

The Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...

, ''

Saving My Tomorrow Environmental destruction, climate change, species extinction - these are topics that also move children. The generation, which will soon inherit the earth with all its problems, will speak in Saving My Tomorrow. In interviews and self-written son ...

'', a 6-part series on the environment produced with the

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, '' An Apology to Elephants'', a film with

Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...

, '' A Child's Garden of Poetry', A Family is a Family is a Family: a Rosie O’Donnell Celebration'', ''Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce'', Twas the Night'', and others. For

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, her credits include the Bill Moyers series, ''Moyers on Addiction, A World of Ideas'' and ''What Can We Do About Violence?'' Schatz also worked on the feature films ''George Balanchine's The Nutcracker'' and

Meredith Monk Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording ...

's ''Books of Days''. Her work has earned 8

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s, 7 Directors Guild of America Awards, 3 Peabody Awards, Parents' Choice Award, the Gracie Award, 5 Animation Emmy Awards, and others. She is a member of the

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, Women in Film, and the

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Personal life

Schatz lives in

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with her husband, Max Rudin, and their two children.

References

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