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    Animated Short5 min 10 sec

    Written, Directed & Animated by:

    JOSH RASKIN

    Produced by:

    JERRY LEVITAN

    Pen Illustration by:JAMES BRAITHWAITE

    Computer Illustration by:ALEX KURINA

    Starring:JOHN LENNON and

    JERRY LEVITAN

    I n 1 9 6 9 , a 1 4 - y e a r - o l d B e a t le f a n a t i c n a m e d J e r r y L e v i t a n , a r m e d w i t h a r e e l -

    t o - r e e l t a p e d e c k a n d a h e a d f u l l o f q u e s t i o n s , s n u c k i n t o J o h n L e n n o n s h o t e l

    r o o m i n T o r o n t o a n d c o n v i n c e d J o h n t o d o a n i n t e r v i e w . T h i s w a s i n t h e m i d s t

    o f L e n n o n s b e d - i n p h a s e , d u r i n g w h i c h J o h n a n d Yo k o w e r e s t a yi n g i n h o t e l

    b e d s i n a n e f f o r t t o p r o m o t e p e a c e . 3 8 y e a r s l a t e r , J e r r y h a s p r o d u c e d a f i l m

    a b o u t i t .

    U s i n g t h e o r i g i n a l i n t e r v i e w r e c o r d i n g a s t h e s o u n d t r a c k , d i r e c t o r J o s h R a s k i n

    h a s w o v e n a v i s u a l n a r r a t i v e w h i c h t e n d e r l y r o m a n c e s L e n n o n s e v e r y w o r d i n

    a c a s c a d i n g f l o o d o f m u l t i p r o n g e d a n i m a t i o n . R a s k i n m a r r i e s t h e t e r r i f y i n g l y

    b r i l l i a n t p e n w o r k o f J a m e s B r a i t h w a i te w i t h m a s t e r f u l d i g i t a l i l l u s t r a t i o n b y

    A l e x K u r i n a , r e s u l t i n g i n a s p e l l - b i n d i n g v e s s e l f o r L e n n o n s b o u n d l e s s w i t , a n d

    t i m e l e s s m e s s a g e .

    T h e y o u n g J e r r y L e v i t a n i s p o r t r a y e d i n s i m p l e c e l l - a n i m a t e d p e n l i n e s a s h e

    p o s e s h i s i n t e r v i e w q u e s t i o n s , a n d i n c o n t r a s t , L e n n o n s r e p l i e s t r i g g e r a n

    a s s a i l o f f a s t - m o v i n g a n i m a t i o n , h i g h l i g h t i n g t h e p a r t i c u l a r s o f h i s g e n i u s

    t h r o u g h l i t e r a l v i s u a l i z a t i o n .

    T h i s f i l m i s n o t j u s t a n h i s t o r i c r e c o r d i n g . T h i s f i l m i s n o t j u s t a n a m u s i n g

    a n e c d o t e , r a m p a n t w i t h w i t t y t u r n s o f p h r a s e . T h i s f i l m i s n o t j u s t a k a l e i d o s c o p e

    o f m a s t u r b a t o r y n o n s e n s e . T h i s f i l m i s a v i t a l r e m i n d e r t h a t t h e s t a t e o f t h e w o r l d

    i s n o t a g i v e n . I t c a n b e c h a n g e d .

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    T h i n k p e a c e a n d y o u l l g e t i t . I t s u p t o t h e p e o p l e I f w e r e a l l y w a n n a

    c h a n g e i t , w e c a n c h a n g e i t .

    Produced with the

    assistance of a Bravo!FACT(Foundation to Assist

    Canadian Talent) grant,

    supported by CTV.

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    J O S H R A S K I N : : w r i t e r / d i r e c t o r / a n im a t o r

    J o s h R a s k i n h a s b e e n m a k i n g s o u n d s a n d p i c t u r e s f o r a s l o n g a s h e c a n r e m e m b e r .

    A f t e r a f o u r y e a r r o m a n c e w i t h t h e n e w m e d i a p r o g r a m a t R y e r s o n U n i v e r s i t y

    i n T o r o n t o , J o s h a p p e a r s u n w a ve r i n g i n h i s t e n d e n c y t o k e e p d o i n g s o . W i t h a

    s m a l l n u m b e r o f s h o r t f i l m s a n d a g r o w i n g a r s e n a l o f m i s g u i d e d m u s i c a l f o r a y s

    u n d e r h i s b e l t , h i s a f f i n i t y f o r a p p r o p r i a t i n g o l d t h i n g s , m u c k i n g w i t h t h e m , a n d

    r e u p h o l s t e r i n g t h e m i n t e r r i f y i n g n e w w a y s r e m a i n s p e r s i s t e n t t h r o u g h o u t h i s w o r k .

    W h e n h e s n o t m a k i n g s o u n d s o r p i c t u r e s , J o s h s p e n d s h i s t i m e s h a r p e n i n g h i s

    d a n g e r o u s p i n g p o n g s k i l l s , t a k i n g a l a r m i n g l y l o n g b a t h s , a n d a v oi d i n g g e t t i n g a

    p r o p e r j o b . H e a l s o e n j o y s I n d i a n f o o d , T h e B e a t l e s , s l e e p , g i r l s , b i c y c l e s , g i r l s o n

    b i c y c l e s , w i n e , c a t s , t h r e e - p a r t h a r m o n i e s , S u p e r N i n t e n d o , p r o t e i n , a c c i d e n t s , c u r s e

    w o r d s , t e a , B i g g i e S m a l l s , a n d l i s t s o f t h i n g s h e e n j o y s .

    J E R R Y L E V I T A N : : p r o d u c e r

    J e r r y L e v i t a n i s a T o r o n t o m u s i c i a n , a c t o r , w r i t e r a n d l a w y e r w h o h a s r e c o r d e d t w o

    a c c l a i m e d c h i l d r e n s r e c o r d s u n d e r t h e g u i s e o f S i r Je r r y. H e h a s b e e n a s o u g h t

    a f t e r m e d i a e x p e r t o n t h e B e a t l e s h a v i n g g i v e n c o u n t l e s s i n t e r v i e w s a r o u n d t h e

    w o r l d o n t h e s u b j e c t a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r o n J o h n L e n n o n . H i s s t o r y h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n

    t h e f o c u s o f m a s s i v e i n t e r e s t i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w h e r e h e h a s a p p e a r e d o n C B S ,

    F o x, A B C a n d t h e h i g h e s t r a t e d s y n d i c a t e d r a d i o s h o w s . E n g l a n d s p r e - e m i n e n t p o p

    m a g a z i n e , M o j o , h e r a l d e d J e r r y L e v i t a n s p e r s o n a l s t o r y a s t h e b e s t a n d a

    f a s c i n a t i n g s t u d y o f p o p s p o l i t i c a l a m b i t i o n s .

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    J A M E S B R A I T H W A I T E : : p e n i l l u s t r a t o r

    J a m e s B r a i t h w a i t e i s a f r e e l a n c e i l l u s t r a t o r w h o e n j o y s w r i t i n g a b o u t h i m s e l f i n t h e t h i r d

    p e r s o n . J a m e s r e c e i v e d h i s d e g r e e i n E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e f r o m C o n c o r d i a U n i v e r s i t y, a n dh e i s s t i l l t r y i n g t o f i g u r e o u t w h a t t o d o w i t h i t . ( P e r h a p s a n o r i g a m i h a t o r b o a t ? ) W h e n

    n o t c u r s i n g q u i e t l y a t h i s d r a f t i n g t a b l e , J a m e s s p e n d s h i s t i m e a t t a c k i n g g a l l e r i e s w i t h

    h i s a r t g a n g , t h e Yo u n g P e o p l e s F o u n d a t i o n a n d m a k i n g f r i g h t e n i n g b a u b l e s w i t h h i s

    c o - c o n s p i r a t o r, F r e d C a s i a . J a m e s i l l u s t r a t i o n s h a v e b e e n f e a t u r e d i n S e e d M a g a z i n e ,

    M a i s o n n e u v e , E x p l o r e , F a e s t h e t i c , a n d m a n y o t h e r f i n e p u b l i c a t i o n s . I M e t t h e W a l r u s i s

    J a m e s f i r s t f o r a y i n t o t h e w o r l d o f a n i m a t i o n , b u t i t c e r t a i n l y w o n t b e h i s l a s t . J a m e s l i v e s

    i n M o n t r e a l , Q u e b e c a n d i s c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n a b o o k o f m e d i c a l i n a c c u r a c i e s . A l l o f t h i s

    c a n b e s e e n a t h i s w e b s i t e , w w w . t h e b a t h w a t e r. c o m .

    A L E X K U R I N A : : c o m p u t e r i l l u s t r a t o r

    A l e x K u r i n a i s a d e s i g n e r a n d n e w m e d i a a r t i s t i n h i s m i d - t w e n t i e s . H e c u r r e n t l y l i v e s a n d

    w o r k s i n T o r o n t o C a n a d a . A l e x f i r s t b e c a m e f a s c i n a t e d w i t h g r a p h i c d e s i g n t h r o u g h h i s

    i n v o l ve m e n t w i t h T o r o n t o s e l e c t r o n i c m u s i c s c e n e . I t w a s t h e r e , a s a s p e c t a t o r t o a b l e n d -

    i n g o f m u s i c a n d t e c h n o l o g y, t h a t h e b e g a n t o d e v e l o p t h e a e s t h e t i c w h i c h w o u l d i n f o r m h i s

    c a r e e r . S i n c e c o m p l e t i n g h i s b a c h e l o r s d e g r e e i n n e w m e d i a a t R y e r s o n U n i v e r s i t y , A l e x s

    w o r k h a s b e e n s h o w c a s e d t h r o u g h o u t b o t h t h e a r t a n d c o m m e r c i a l w o r l d . H i s p a s s i o n f o r

    c o m m u n i c a t i n g , e y e f o r d e t a i l a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r s i m p l e f o r m s h a v e i n s p i r e d a d i s t i n c t i v e

    a n d e l e g a n t b o d y o f w o r k w h i c h o n l y c o n t i n u e s t o g r o w .

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    BEST ANIMATED SHORTAFI Fest 2007

    BEST ANIMATIONMiddle East International Film Festival 2007

    BEST ANIMATIONManhattan Short Film Festival 2007

    BEST CANADIAN ANIMATION:HONORARY MENTION

    Ottawa International Animation Festival 2007

    BEST ANIMATIONHawaii International Film Festival 2007

    BEST ANIMATION10 Or Less Film Festival 2007

    INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL MENTIONOdense Film Festival 2007

    DIRECTORS SPECIAL RECOGNITIONSan Francisco Shorts 2007

    BEST SOUND DESIGN

    Platform International Animation Festival 2007SPIRIT AWARD

    Brooklyn International Film Festival 2007

    OUTSTANDING ANIMATIONWinnipeg International Film Festival 2007

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