MY HOMETOWN written & narrated by Yoko Ono, Produced and Directed by Jerry Levitan & Terry Tompkins

MY HOMETOWN
Yoko Ono's timeless message of home, peace and love, "MY HOMETOWN", is now an acclaimed animated short, Produced and Directed by Jerry Levitan (Producer of the Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning "I Met The Walrus") and Terry Tompkins and The Eggplant.

"MY HOMETOWN" is narrated by Yoko Ono and features her song "Remember Love" (the B-Side of Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace A Chance") as the soundtrack for the film.

Jerry Levitan says: "To think that my meeting with John Lennon and Yoko Ono back in 1969 when I was 14, has taken me to the Oscars, the Emmys and now a project based on Yoko's work is simply incredible."

The film opened the prestigious Without Borders Film Festival (Senza Frontiere) in Spoleto, Italy in July, 2011 and is circulating among film festivals around the world.

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MY HOMETOWN
by Yoko Ono

Do you know where your hometown is?
Your hometown is a place you choose.

Get a map of the world.
Pin a little flag on a place on the map you'd like to go to.
The place you've put your flag is your hometown.

Let's find a way to make this flag something you'll be proud of.
Start by giving your hometown a name you want to call it by.
Find out some things about your hometown
Make a scrapbook of images and people from your hometown, and add your comments about them
Look after your hometown in your mind.
Send it lots of love.

In your mind help anyone there who needs help.
If there are any broken-down houses, mend them in your mind
If there are any people who are ill, make them better in your mind
If any of the streets need cleaning, clean it in your mind
If there are any children who are crying, wipe their tears away in your mind

Find out about the past and present of your hometown.
If anything terrible has ever happened there, think about it, and try to take away the pain that's still there.
If there's something terrible going on there now, focus your thoughts on it, and try to take away all the pain.

Quietly tell your best friends about the problems of your hometown, and ask them to solve them in their minds.
Put up some nice photos of your hometown in your room.
Write a diary about your hometown.
Keep sending your powerful energy to your hometown until more people start to smile and laugh and enjoy themselves.
Keep going until your efforts start to make things better in your hometown.
One day we'll realize that all the towns in the world are someone's hometown.

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REMEMBER LOVE
by Yoko Ono

Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to sing.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to meet.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to live.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to dream.

Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to see.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to meet.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to live.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to tie.

Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to live.
Remember love, remember love, love is what it takes to tie.
Remember love, remember love, love
Remember love.
Love
Love.


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MY HOMETOWN
Produced and Directed by Jerry Levitan & Terry Tompkins
"My Hometown" by Yoko Ono ©2009 Yoko Ono
Narration: Yoko Ono
"Remember Love" written by Yoko Ono ©1969 Courtesy of Yoko Ono Lennon.

Visual & Animation Director: Sharmil Halaldeen
Executive Producers: Jerry Levitan, Dave Conlon, Steve D'Angelo, Rocco Gagliese, Terry Tompkins.
Illustrations: Rebecca Levitan
Score: Stefano D'Angelo
Animators: Sharmil Halaldeen, Michael Lee Huerto, Aaron Magpayo
Backgrounds: Faez Alidousti, Sharmil Halaldeen
Compositing: Sharmil Halaldeen, Michael Lee Huerto
Additional Vocals: Lisa Boudreau, Julia D'Angelo
Sound Engineering for Yoko Ono Narration: David Schoenwetter
Audio Mix: Nathan Handy
Sound Design: Joe Coupal
Color Grading: Optix Digital Post
Thanks to: Jonas Herbsman, Amanda Keeley & Yoko Ono.
An Eggplant Production
© Jerry Levitan & Eggplant LF Inc. 2011.

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[jillaaree]

This is wonderful and I would expect nothing less from Yoko. I love her song in the background....it really sets the tone for this project. Awesome job Yoko!

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[Sebastianjaureguiii]

This is AWESOME! I really love the message..!! And by the way, "Rememeber Love" is one of my Yoko's favorite songs!!!

[vickymontufar]

i did really love this poem.... it reminds me a lot of "the secret" and the power of the universe that surraound us every day :)

[thegame3623]

THIS IS BEATIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thegame3623]

I LOVE YOU YOKO AND THIS SONG, BTW I JUST BOUGHT A JOHN LENNON BOX SETS ON BEATLES FEST AND I LOVE YOUR VOICE ON THOUGHS RECORDINGS PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[charlies86angel]

In other words, pray. i ii iii

[utubeleplague]

@Pickininvt And what makes you think you are right? Thank nature the world is full of diversity, including diversity of point of views. You have yours.

[faezube]

very nice...I love it

[style5animation]

very nice

[ashesbandtv]

Such a beautiful msg.... very inspiring

Peace n Love

:)