The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2011 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 2011 animated short film directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg,[2] and produced by Moonbot Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana.[3] Described as an "allegory about the curative powers of story," the film centers on bibliophile Lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of flying books. It was created using computer animation, miniatures and traditional hand-drawn techniques.[4]
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Directed by | William Joyce Brandon Oldenburg |
Written by | William Joyce |
Produced by | Lampton Enochs Alissa Kantrow Trish Farnsworth-Smith |
Music by | John Hunter,[1] BREED |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | United States |
After winning over a dozen film festivals, the film was awarded the Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards.[5][6] An official iPad app based on the film was also released in the Apple App Store. This however requires updating as it does not work with the current iOS. A book adaptation was released in late 2012.[7]