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Glen Keane Was Drawn To Kobe For 'Dear Basketball'
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Episode 20533
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Glen Keane Was Drawn To Kobe For 'Dear Basketball'

The veteran animator talks about collaborating with the NBA legend on their Academy Award-winning short animated film; Carlos Lopez Estrada's "Summertime" is a collaboration with 25 spoken word poets; the Oscar-nominated production design for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

Kobe Bryant and Glen Keane won a 2018 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Dear Basketball."
Kobe Bryant and Glen Keane won a 2018 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Dear Basketball."
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On today's show:

Animated Hoop Dreams

(Starts at :45)

Glen Keane is a veteran animator who shared an Academy Award in 2018 with Kobe Bryant for the animated short, "Dear Basketball." The film was based on an essay that Bryant wrote when he retired from the NBA. Guest host Steven Cuevas speaks with Keane about the experience of working with the basketball legend.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/290918671

The Power Of Words

(Starts at 10:00)

From the Sundance Film Festival, John Horn talks with director Carlos Lopez Estrada, whose movie, "Summertime," is a collaboration with 25 spoken word poets.  

How Tarantino Created Vintage 'Hollywood'

(Starts at 18:30)

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” has 10 Academy Award nominations, including for production design. To find out how the filmmakers captured Hollywood from 50 years ago, The Frame contributor Tim Grieving took a tour with the film’s production designer, Barbara Ling, and location scout Richard Schuler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeMaP8EPAA