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In 1969,a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan,armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck,snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. Fastforward to present day and using the original interview recording as the soundtrack,director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word. Raskin marries traditional pen sketches by James Braithwaite.
James Braithwaite is an illustrator,animator,and director based out of Montreal Canada. James’s first animation,“I Met the Walrus” won best short animation from the American Film Institute,and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2008. The film has since been nominated for an Emmy,and has won two awards at the Banff Television Awards.