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Sep 21, 2023 · Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko Released Sep 21, 2023 11m Drama Animation List Reviews Two soldiers from opposite sides of an alternate WW1 conflict play an amusing game of chess.
- Drama, Animation
Jan 13, 2024 · The Oscar-shortlisted and Annie-nominated animated short “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” couldn’t be (sadly) timelier with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
- Bill Desowitz
Jan 20, 2024 · A curious choice for this year’s Best Animated Short Oscar shortlist, this quaint little story co-written by director Dave Mullins and Sean Lennon – John and Yoko’s son – uses modern animation techniques to tell a rather old fashioned story.
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates.
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- Dave Mullins
Mar 10, 2024 · ‘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)’.
Jillian Law’s review published on Letterboxd: I really didn't understand the Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko part until I saw the message at the end. My friend Abbey was delighted to find out Yoko Ono is still alive and executive producing animated shorts.
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War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko is a 2023 independent [1] animated short film directed by Dave Mullins. [2] The 11-minute short was inspired by and features John Lennon and Yoko Ono 's peace anthem "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
