The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
February 7, 2012
Books are already the winners at this year’s Academy Awards. It may be a ceremony dedicated to honouring the best in film but the power of the word prevails through the Nominee list this year; six of the nine Best Picture Nominees are based on successful books. I’ll list those titles below if you aren’t yet familiar with them … Meanwhile, flying books star in an Oscar-nominated Animated Short Film and that’s what I’ve been itching to share with you.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 15 minute long film by the creative and talented Moonbot Studios. The short film has been described as: “drawing its inspiration from “Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books. Reviews call it “poignant” and “heartwarming” and a “love-letter to books” but one commenter summed it up perfectly in my mind: “How truly lovely. A beautiful, simple story that, like the best books, reaches the heart of anyone willing to take a moment and enjoy.”
I hope you can open a 15 minute window sometime in your schedule and savour this little tribute to books and reading and so much more. Cheer with gusto when they win their Oscar!
There is also a Flying Books award-winning iPad App you might want to explore. I personally love this Mr. Morris themed iPad case:
And … These are the books which have inspired The Academy Award Best Picture Nominees in 2012:
February 26, 2012 at 11:03 pm
And it’s Oscar night and the winner is … The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore!!!
Congratulations!