"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 2011 animated short film... Described as an "allegory about the curative powers of story," the film centers around bibliophile Lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of flying books. It was created using computer animation, miniatures and traditional hand-drawn techniques.
After winning over a dozen film festivals, the film was awarded the Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards.
Morris Lessmore was visually modeled after the silent film actor Buster Keaton
Okay, that was beyond cool!
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