Ishu Patel

Ishu Patel (born April 20, 1942) is an award-winning animation film director/producer and educator. Over a period of twenty-five years at the National Film Board of Canada he developed animation techniques and styles to support his themes and vision.

In the early 1980's, he worked in 15-minute bead animal animation shorts as well as storybook number animation shorts.

Partial Sesame Filmography

Picture	Title/Topic	Earliest Known Appearance	Description
	It's a Squirrel	Episode 1736	A squirrel is formed out of beads.
	It's a Whale	Episode 2122	A whale is formed out of beads.
	Five Ghosts	Episode 2608	Five ghosts carry the number 5 to the haunted house.
	It's a Giraffe	Episode 2727	A giraffe is formed out of beads.
	It's a Crocodile	Episode 3039	A crocodile is formed out of beads.
	Four Genies	Episode 3091	Four genies carry the number four to the palace.