Clay Classics: Michael The Visitor

This claymation version of Leo Tolstoy's "Truths We Live By" includes a voiceover by acclaimed actress Stockard Channing. Simon earns a meager living as a shoemaker, until his life is turned upside down by a chance encounter with a homeless man named Michael. Bringing Michael in to his home for warmth and shelter, the charitable shoemaker employs him as his assistant. The story of Michael's origins are slowly unraveled by Simon, leading to a surprising and moving film that is beautifully animated throughout.