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Tag Archives: animation
O frabjous day!
TED Ed has released a fun animated retelling of Lewis Carroll’s epic nonsense poem, Jabberwocky from his classic novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Poem by Lewis Carroll, directed by Sjaak Rood. Dive into Lewis Carroll’s epic … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll, nonsense rhymes, nonsense words
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The Owl’s Song
Music video for Town of Cats‘s “The Owl’s Song,” by Morgan Twiston Davies. A celebration of Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussy-cat,” embracing nonsense and following life, love, and joy in all directions. The film was traditionally animated, and … Continue reading
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