The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation is a 2005 animated short film directed by animation historian John Canemaker.[1]
2006: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (won) [2]
Filmmaker John and producer/co-writer Peggy Stern employ a combination of animation, home movies and photos to present an imagined conversation between a son (voiced by John Turturro) and an abusive, late father (voiced by Eli Wallach).[3]