An owl decides to escape a smog choked city to make a better life for his children. A school of fish lead him to the ocean where he hopes to find a tree growing in the water, but a dangerous flock of crows attempts to stop him.

Alon is a lonely boy who plays all day with his friend, a big old oak tree. One day a girl shows up in the lonely garden and changes his world

Three little wombats explore their world in this short teaching animation of the number three. Made in Detroit! Thanks to Oliver Darrow, Dan Belleville, and my 'right hand gal' Kasandra Fry - the REAL working wombats!

“The tale of how”, an operatic, baroque styled animation, tells the story of the Piranha birds or Dodo’s as they would be known to you. The piranha’s are born from the blossoms of a tree growing on Otto the monsters head (Otto is a giant octopus with a broken heart.) Otto is insane and eats t

This animation is a metaphor of how an individual can inspire a community to stand up to a world in which everyone must conform. Empowered by the words of Marge Piercy, the tree gains strength, multiplies, and expand its roots to overcome the harsh nature of its surroundings.

Lenny the Lion is just tired and wants to sleep. But the tree that he chooses as his resting place seems to be inhabited by someone else...

A mostly stopmotion music video for the the song 'walking with a ghost', written by Tegan and Sara and preformed by The White Stripes.

A strange little girl finds a tree-man and starts his machine...

The Radiohead video I will create uses stop motion puppets! Please see my previous films for reference! I wish to create a world as mad and surreal as the one we live in, where humans place in nature has become crazy and absurd. The Tree Giant is nature under attack! Hi res at tobystretch.com

A lonely man lives in the wilderness with nothing to pass the time other then collecting firewood. On one of his trips out, he comes across a fallen angel in a tree. He takes the angel home and nurses him better. From this act of kindness a strong friendship grows.