I Met the Walrus

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name = I Met the Walrus


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director = Josh Raskin
producer = Jerry Levitan
starring = John Lennon, Jerry Levitan
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country = Canada
language = English
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website = http://www.imetthewalrus.com
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imdb_id = 1156511

"I Met the Walrus" is an animated film directed by Josh Raskin and produced by Jerry Levitan. The film stars Levitan and John Lennon. The film's pen illustration is by James Braithwaite and computer illustration is by Alex Kurina. [http://www.imetthewalrus.com/ I Met The Walrus ] ]

The film is based on an interview of John Lennon by Jerry Levitan in 1969. Levitan, then 14 years old, tracked Lennon to his hotel room at Toronto's King Edward Hotel after hearing a rumour that Lennon had been sighted at the Toronto Airport. Jerry inveigled his way into John Lennon's suite and conducted an interview. The animation is based on Levitan's recording of the interview, which was edited down to 5 minutes. Josh Raskin's focus was on the interview itself. "I just wanted to literally animate the words, unfurling in the way I imagined they would appear inside the head of a baffled 14-year-old boy interviewing his idol." [ [http://www.theeyeopener.com/article/3750 The Eyeopener Online ] ]

The film was created in 2006-2007 at the Electric Company, a Toronto animation company. The film premiered March 22nd, 2007 at This is London, a Toronto nightclub. Since then, the film has appeared at numerous film festivals. The film has won several awards including Best Animated Short awards for the American Film Institute [http://www.afi.com/Docs/about/press/2007/AFI_FEST_Award_Winners.pdf] and the Middle East International Film Festival. The film was nominated for an Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ [http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=detail&nominee=I%20Met%20the%20Walrus%20-%20Short%20Film%20Animated%20Nominee OSCAR.com - 80th Annual Academy Awards - Nomination ] ]

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* [http://www.bravo.ca/events/imetthewalrus/ Bravo!FACT-funded Short Nominated for an Oscar] from Bravo!Canada
* [http://www.fashiontelevision.com/videos/?fr_story=38d620a62b5241d62629e27c0cec4c8f7deedab9&rf=bm Oscar Nominees Josh Rankin and John Levitian] get dressed for the Oscars with a little help from FT.