‘Over the Moon’ Director Glen Keane Remembers How Kobe Bryant Inspired his Latest Work
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAnimator-turned-director and producer Glen Keane remembers when basketball legend Kobe Bryant sat next to him as he prepared to animate the Oscar-winning short, “Dear Basketball.” The 2017 movie influenced his animation experience, which came in handy when working on his latest creation, “Over the Moon,” the Oscar animated film nominee about an adventurous Chinese girl who builds a rocket ship.“Dear Basketball” was a love letter to the sport about a young man who lives out his dream of becoming a basketball player.Keane says, “I told him he had the worst basketball player on earth animating him.