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WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

The Academy Award (OSCAR) Winning and Annie Award winning film ‘WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko’ is an anti-war story by Sean Lennon and Dave Mullins that features John & Yoko’s iconic anti-war holiday song ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’.

Directed by Dave Mullins, produced by Brad Booker and exec produced by Yoko Ono Lennon and Sean Ono Lennon with music by Thomas Newman, the film has been created as a co-production of Lenono Music, ElectroLeague, WetaFX and Epic Games.


STORY


WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko is an 11-minute animated film, set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers’ chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates. Neither soldier knows his opponent as the game and the war builds to its climatic final move. Whoever wins the game, one thing is for certain: there are no winners in war.



FEATURETTES


MUSIC


ORIGINS


THE LOOK


Wētā FX


THE SOUND






PRESS


96th Oscars: Nominations announced.

51st Annie Animation Awards: Winners announced – WINNER ‘Best Short Subject’.

The Wrap: ‘War Is Over!’ Trailer: John Lennon-Inspired Animated Short Finds Beauty in the Battle.

IndieWire: ‘War Is Over!’ Animates Message of Peace Through John & Yoko’s ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’.

Gold Derby: Dave Mullins and Brad Booker (‘WAR IS OVER!: Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko’) reveal how they connected and bonded with Sean Lennon.

The Hollywood Reporter: Sean Ono Lennon and Peter Jackson Partner on Animated Film Inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”.

Animation Magazine: An Animated Message of Peace: Dave Mullins on the Making of his Oscar Short-Listed ‘War Is Over!’

Cartoon Brew: Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Dave Mullins Shares His Favorite Shot From ‘War Is Over!’

Spark CG: Lightning Hits: The Making of “War is Over!”

INDAC: Interview: Dave Mullins & Brad Booker – “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”

Animation World Network: ‘War is Over’ Highlights Brotherhood and Brutality in Protest for Peace.


LINKS


John Lennon official website.

Yoko Ono official website.

Electroleague official website.