War is over! Inspired by the music of John & Yoko won the award for Best Animated Short
War is over! Inspired by the music of John & Yoko won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and Sean Lennon took the opportunity to celebrate his mom, Yoko Ono. Directors Dave Mullins and Brad Booker took the stage with Lennon, who ended his acceptance speech by shouting, “Happy Mother's Day, Yoko!”
(For those confused by the voices, today marks Mother's Day in the UK, while the US traditionally celebrates in May).
“John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote a song, an anti-war message that we tried to honor with this film,” Mullins noted in his speech. He added of Sean Lennon, “We want to thank our executive producer and creative partner, who we've had an amazing time working with.”
War is over! Inspired by the music of John & Yoko is an 11-minute animated film set in an alternate reality of World War I. It follows two soldiers from opposite sides of the conflict playing a game of chess. It was inspired by Lennon and Ono's song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).
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