War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko (2023)

Original title

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Directed by

Dave Mullins

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set during World War I, two soldiers on opposite sides play a game of chess through a series of letters. The short film shows how even in war, a simple connection can remind people of their shared humanity.

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What happens

War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko is a 2023 independent animated short film written and directed by Dave Mullins. The 11-minute short was inspired by and features John Lennon and Yoko Ono's anti-war anthem "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". The film was also based on a story by Mullins and Sean Ono Lennon. The film was produced by Brad Booker and production was handled by Booker and Mullins' Los Angeles-based animation studio ElectroLeague, in partnership with Lenono Music, Sean Ono Lennon and Yoko Ono and Lightstorm Entertainment with Jon Landau being an credited as an executive producer. Thomas Newman composed the score for the film. War Is Over! won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards. The film was later released on YouTube on December 1, 2025, by John Lennon's official channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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