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Set in an alternate WWI reality, a heroic pigeon delivers messages across the battlefield, from one side to the other. The messages are exchanged by two soldiers on opposite sides, who, unaware of who their opponent is, are playing a game of chess against each other.
Sep 21, 2023 · A World War I-themed short film inspired by John Lennon's song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Two soldiers play chess across the battlefield, unaware they are enemies, while a carrier pigeon delivers their moves.
- (1.3K)
- Animation, Short, War
- Dave Mullins
- 2023-09-21
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupHappy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix) · John Lennon · Yoko OnoImagine℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a ...
- 4 min
- 29.1M
- John Lennon - Topic
- What Was It?
- Campaigning For Peace Using Posters
- Bed-Ins
- The Origin of The Idea
- Settling For The Poster Idea
- Transforming Lives by Tuning The Mind to Positivity
- The War Experience That Bore Art
- Keeping The Peace Alive
- Conclusion
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The War Is Overpeace campaign has just marked its 50th years since it was conceived. In such a well-orchestrated move, the world woke up on the morning of December 15, 1969, to a worldwide propagation of a peace message. Deliberately intended to draw the crowds and reach as many people as possible, Yoko Ono& John Lennon made use of leaflets, poster...
Those who saw the posters that John Lennon and Yoko Ono had put up on the morning of December 15, 1969, must have thought that it was a passing phase – a season for this couple to express themselves in a unique form of art. The truth is that they had just begun what would be an unstoppable and infinite campaign for peace around the world. On the ve...
Before the launch date of the poster campaign, John and Yoko had used another captivating scenario to get their peace message out to the public domain. At their wedding, which took place on March 20, 1969, the couple organized a pair of bed-ins as a demonstration for peace. The Hilton Hotel located in Amsterdam hosted the first bed-in, which took p...
The concept of war is scary – we all know for a fact that the greatest aftermath of war is death. What about the destruction and disruption to human life? According to John and Yoko, the choice to go to war or live in peace is personal. People have the power to decide that they do not want to bear with the aftermath of war simply by choosing to sta...
Before they settled on the poster as the most suitable medium for spreading the peace message, John and Yoko had initially gotten into an agreement with a New York City-based shop owner who agreed to print a customized headline for a newspaper. The problem is that they would need to contact every newspaper publication in the cities they had selecte...
During war, it does not matter who is winning; either side must suffer a loss of some kind. The Vietnam War continued even after John and Yoko had put up messages rallying the entire world to peace. This does not mean that the campaign did not serve its purpose; as a matter of fact, the campaign brought comfort and hope. People look up at a time of...
On October 9, 1940, in the midst of World War 2, John Lennon was born into the world in the dead of night. During the same period of war, Yoko, together with her brothers and sisters, was chased out of their house in Tokyo. Unknown to them at the time, their souls had been branded with the pain and loss of war. Their paths would cross in adulthood ...
Just two years after the peace campaign was launched, the single by John and Yoko titled happy x-maswas released. The song’s chorus was the “WAR IS OVER!” slogan. The X-mas song has been preserved at the John Lennon Museum because, besides entertainment, it bears a deep calling to personal peace. From the opening line that says, So this is Christma...
Most of the public images of the Lennons have been quite deliberate and the world seems to be pushing them in this direction. Yoko often speaks about the couple being challenged by a film director once to use their position of influence to inspire people’s choices on war. Through the WAR IS OVER (If You Want It)” campaign, the Lennons speak directl...
Learn how the iconic couple used posters, bed-ins and other methods to spread their message of peace around the world in 1969. Discover the origin, cost and impact of their War is Over campaign that lasted for 50 years.
- 71 min
Dec 3, 2020 · Learn how John Lennon and Yoko Ono created their iconic anti-war Christmas song in 1971, inspired by their peace campaign and featuring a children's choir. Find out the meaning, the lyrics, the covers and the chart performance of 'Happy Xmas (War is Over)'.
- Tom Eames
- 4 min
Mar 18, 2024 · War Is Over! is an 11-minute fictional tale set during the First World War, following two opposing armies as they unknowingly play a game of chess against one another. With moves...
Mar 10, 2024 · ‘WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko’ is an anti-war story by Sean Lennon and Dave Mullins that features John & Yoko’s iconic anti-war holiday song ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’.
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