This short film looks really interesting...I want to see more.In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with reel-to-reel tape deck and a head full of questions, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview for his school paper. This was in the midst of Lennon's "bed-in" phase, during which John and Yoko were staying in hotel beds in an effort to promote peace. Jerry is now a 51-year old attorney who’s produced a film about it.
Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries traditional pen sketches by James Braithwaite with digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit, and timeless message.
The young Jerry Levitan is portrayed in simple cell-animated pen lines as he poses his interview questions… and in contrast, Lennon’s meandering replies trigger an assail of fast-moving animation, highlighting the particulars of his genius through literal visualization.
This film is not just an historic recording. This film is not just an amusing anecdote, rampant with witty turns of phrase. This film is not just a kaleidoscope of masturbatory nonsense. This film is a vital reminder that the state of the world is not a given. It can be changed.
Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries traditional pen sketches by James Braithwaite with digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit, and timeless message.
The young Jerry Levitan is portrayed in simple cell-animated pen lines as he poses his interview questions… and in contrast, Lennon’s meandering replies trigger an assail of fast-moving animation, highlighting the particulars of his genius through literal visualization.
This film is not just an historic recording. This film is not just an amusing anecdote, rampant with witty turns of phrase. This film is not just a kaleidoscope of masturbatory nonsense. This film is a vital reminder that the state of the world is not a given. It can be changed.
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