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 about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it.

The interview is interesting, and the animation complements it perfectly. (via yewknee)

Posted on July 19, 2008 at 12:01pm with 84 notes

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  1. davidmaddox reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    don’t know why, but i’m totally on a john lennon spree here…
  2. xoodus reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s...
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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...
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  5. frecklesmakemestrong reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    I saw this at a festival a while back. It is beautiful on the big screen.
  6. mudwerks reblogged this from stevemakesnoise and added:
    In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s...
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  8. theweejenny reblogged this from sarahlane and added:
    A reblog of a reblog. This is so awesome.
  9. sebastian reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Luckily I saw this at the Berlin Short Film Fest back in December. It is a great animated flick with a deeper message.
  10. stevescap reblogged this from jacob
  11. veektor reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Ugh. Utterly brilliant.
  12. baotran reblogged this from scout
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  14. thetwentysomething reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    I love this. I wish more people did this with musicians nowadays. And I wish more musicians were like this.
  15. msg reblogged this from marco and added:
    & yewknee for finding and sharing this gem)
  16. theryeryebread reblogged this from jacob
  17. bestworstofme reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    john lennon is classic…why do all the good ones die?
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  19. ringoknowsbest reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Today’s Hidden Gem...Thanks to Sam for the heads up on this one.
  20. jamienguyenle reblogged this from cubicle17
  21. vickistep reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    take 5 mins of your day and watch this now.
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  25. bigsare reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Oh John you are so wise. I love your “profound whatever”. Side note: I got some real inspiration for a pencil drawing...
  26. thegreatradsby reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    I love that animation. Maybe ill try to make something like this.
  27. johnthomas reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    This is really interesting and fun to watch. I feel like now I’ve heard just what Lennon stood for in his own words, and...
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  32. neekolas reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    The animation is a near-perfect complement to the speach.
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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...
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  45. davidohalloran reblogged this from sarahlane
  46. sarahlane reblogged this from marco and added:
    Amazing new spin on an old audio conversation.
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  49. somewhatsmarmy reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Great every time. It always shows me that it can never hurt to be idealistic, nor can it hurt to chase after the...
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  56. hotnessinacan reblogged this from jacob and added:
    What I got out of this video was the sense that John Lennon was a true genius and intellectual, and that he understood...
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  59. vb reblogged this from marco and added:
    This is a great piece of work.
  60. guy reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Watch this even if you don’t care for the Beatles,...is amazing and worth five minutes of...
  61. gaseousbrain reblogged this from laureola
  62. inkscar reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    fantastic! i can’t help but wonder what would have John said if he could see it.
  63. moonface reblogged this from scout and added:
    Did I just hear him say “those kids sound sort of like squares”? Love it.
  64. julie911 reblogged this from cubicle17
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  66. justusz reblogged this from marco and added:
    great. Fun animation and powerful statements about peace.
  67. kevintwohy reblogged this from glynnis
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  71. scout reblogged this from marco and added:
    This made me so happy. Peace.
  72. jacob reblogged this from marco and added:
    Let’s not forget to mention the absolutely stunning motion graphics either. What a great video.
  73. marco reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    excellent. And 100% relevant to today. Truly timeless wisdom from John Lennon. (thanks cubicle17, who found
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  78. zehnuhr reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    Great interview. AWESOME Animation.
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