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"One of the most epic short films ever animated entirely by a single
person, and the best 12 minutes you'll spend online today."

- Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Pride of Baghdad

A young American pilot fighting in 1944 writes what may be the final letter of his life, bearing his soul to the man who inspired him to enlist his father, a stoic veteran of World War I.

Directed by Daniel M. Kanemoto. Visit articles-of-war.com to watch in 1080p Quicktime HD, meet the filmmakers, view behind-the-scenes artwork, and purchase a limited edition, 2 disc DVD and CD soundtrack set packed with special features.

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  • Chris Artiga-Oliver 1 year ago
    Loved this - great work!
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  • Reynante Martinez 1 year ago
    That was very emotional. Such a captivating story and visual. Two thumbs up!

    -Reyn
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  • Marcus Smith 1 year ago
    I did enjoy this and you obviously put a lot of work into it. One bit of criticism I have though is the animation on humans seemed stiff and unnatural, but otherwise was excellent.
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  • Helge Kiehl plus 1 year ago
    meeeeeeega! :D
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  • panic embryo 1 year ago
    a lot of work...well done.
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  • Tom Sobieski 1 year ago
    Heartfelt story telling. The truth is that all war sucks!
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  • richard green 1 year ago
    Absolutely stunning! Wonderful job.
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  • Mathieu Martel plus 1 year ago
    Re-donky-Kong. Absolutely love the style, 2.5 is amazing.
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  • Carrie Matsko 1 year ago
    Beautiful story telling!
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  • Joe Moya plus 1 year ago
    Impressive
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  • Oscar Falcón Lara 1 year ago
    Wow, a beautiful animated short!
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  • Ang Pemba plus 1 year ago
    Amazing Narration and great graphics...!! thumbs up!
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  • Yuri Lowenthal 1 year ago
    Your work is so good that I had to sign up for a Vimeo account just to tell you that. I look forward to working with you one day soon.
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  • Unikt pro 1 year ago
    Impressive story ! Thanks for sharing !
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  • Lightbulb Media 1 year ago
    This is gorgeous. And beautiful storytelling, though I'm not sure I agree entirely with your message.
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  • Daniel Kanemoto plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the comments and feedback, everyone. I'm just so happy to see that this particular labor of love is finally getting seen!
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  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    love it posted at the curious brain
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  • 33hirtz plus 1 year ago
    Bravo sir!!
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  • The Film Artist plus 1 year ago
    A deeply spirutal and beautiful film with the technical excellence and background score to follow it through. I really enjoyed this film, 'the world is our home' but sometimes we have no choice to fight a war. There are however many times when we do have a choice. Well done Daniel, it's an all time great and you are truly a creative master! :)
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  • Bernard Lau 1 year ago
    Fantastic animation and score.
    The story was told well, but I thought that the character design of Jim looked older than he sounded, like a deeper and more rugged voice.
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  • mitchbutler 1 year ago
    So very good.
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  • Mike O'Neal 1 year ago
    I enjoyed your storytelling very much and loved your visual style. I agree war is awful but unfortunately (as was the case in WWII) sometimes it is unavoidable. If there are things worth living for, then there are things worth fighting for. Thanks for your work and your perspective.
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  • Ted Kenya 1 year ago
    Great story very well told
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  • Pavel Kučera 1 year ago
    well done!
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  • Stewart Smith 1 year ago
    Really well done. Overly sentimental and lacking a little understanding though. I think you chose the wrong conflict to have that story line. Iraq maybe WWII, no... Still, well done!
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  • R6L [matt wolfe] plus 1 year ago
    I liked it, but still trying to understand the ending.
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  • Michael Matzur plus 1 year ago
    My favorite part by far were your choices when it came to the transitions between things like the letter and pictures. Very dynamic, kept the pacing active and lively so when you came back from the flashbacks into the action we were right there with him. Emotionally engaging. The blooms you have from strong back light sources, like the sun, are awesome - love the look. Also, your transparency's on windows/reflections is clean and crisp. Great. Finally, your selective focus and depth of field choices are awesome. Great work overal. What're the softwares you used?
  • Daniel Kanemoto plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Michael. If you're curious about the production, I've written a long feature describing the production on my website, articles-of-war.com. Here's the direct link:

    articles-of-war.com/pages/make_from_script_to_screen_01.html
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  • Jeff Nugent 1 year ago
    Wow great film. As a huge WWII history buff I say I really enjoyed it. I loved your B-24 Liberator. Your eye for detail is truly stunning. I just finished reading John Steinbeck's "Bombs Away" so this was a great time to stumble onto this video. =)
  • Daniel Kanemoto plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Jeff. I was lucky enough to fly in a fully restored B-24 when I was doing research -- you can read all about it here:

    articles-of-war.com/pages/make_flying_B24_01.html
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  • George Hedon 1 year ago
    digitalbuyologie.blogspot.com/2010/10/daniel-m-kanemoto-spotlight.html

    Hey, I posted your whole profile on my blog and made you an feature. Cheers mate!

    George
  • Daniel Kanemoto plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the great write up! Really appreciate anything that gets my work out to the world.
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  • Andy Nolan 1 year ago
    I really enjoyed this, great piece of work, engaging narrative.
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  • JTRidaura 1 year ago
    Really good!!!!
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  • Bart van der Gaag plus 1 year ago
    This is truely awesome Daniel, a great achievement. I'm so glad I got the opportunity to see this film.
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  • Patrick Zimmerman plus 1 year ago
    So deeply emotionally moving. Watching this film evoked my own childhood memories of living in a then-recently closed internment camp for Japanese people outside of Roswell (NM), while my father was flying in the Berlin Airlift. I can remember the barbed wire fences that were still up, and the hospital wing that abutted our kitchen door. I wandered around inside it alone, as a 6-year old...the steel cots were still there, amidst the dust and blowing sand. No one would or could explain any of it to me, but even then it resounded with the echoes of "other voices, other rooms." Thanks for your beautiful work.
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  • CUBICA 1 year ago
    Excellent shortfilm, heart felt story. Loved the transitions!
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  • Michael Manchester plus 1 year ago
    I just spent several weeks doing online training for After Effects and I have no understanding of how you accomplished this. Having jaw-dropping background art certainly helps. A discouragement to continue with my own short film right now because I could never get these kinds of results. Kudos though, it is beautiful.
  • Daniel Kanemoto plus 1 year ago
    Michael --

    Making a short film is a great way to learn AfterEffects. Keep plugging away, you'll get up to speed in no time.

    For more on the making of the film, visit:

    articles-of-war.com
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  • johan c silveira 1 year ago
    very good!!!
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  • Matt Fox 8 months ago
    Just great!
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  • aaron teo 5 months ago
    Hi Daniel,

    I am an Australian video producer and a huge fan of your work. I would like to talk to you about some work for you.
    How do I get in touch with you?
    Please could you email me?
    amy@youshine.com.au
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  • Jef Gibbons plus 3 months ago
    Excellent work, very important for people to see this!
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