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Don Hertzfeldt

Don Hertzfeldt is a two-time Academy Award-nominated animator, artist, writer, and independent filmmaker. He is the creator of many animated films, including It's Such a Beautiful Day, World of Tomorrow, The Meaning of Life, and Rejected. His films have received over 250 awards and have been presented around the world.

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Directing

1995

[ ] Ah, l'Amour (Director)

1996

[ ] Genre (Director)

1997

[ ] Lily and Jim (Director)

1998

[ ] Billy's Balloon (Director)

2000

[ ] Rejected (Director)

2003

[ ] The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (Director)
[ ] The Animation Show, Volume 1 (Director)

2005

[ ] The Meaning of Life (Director)

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Director)

2008

[ ] I Am So Proud of You (Director)

2010

[ ] Wisdom Teeth (Director)

2011

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Director)

2012

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Director)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Director)

2017

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (Director)
[ ] Intro (Director)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Director)

2021

[ ] On Memory (Director)
[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Director)

2024

[ ] ME (Director)

2025

[ ] Animation Mixtape (Director)

2026

[ ] Paper Trail (Director)

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[ ] Antarctica (Director)

Writing

1995

[ ] Ah, l'Amour (Writer)

1996

[ ] Genre (Writer)

1997

[ ] Lily and Jim (Writer)

1998

[ ] Billy's Balloon (Writer)

2000

[ ] Rejected (Writer)

2003

[ ] The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (Writer)

2005

[ ] The Meaning of Life (Writer)

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Writer)

2008

[ ] I Am So Proud of You (Writer)

2010

[ ] Wisdom Teeth (Writer)

2011

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Writer)

2012

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Writer)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Writer)

2017

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (Writer)
[ ] Intro (Writer)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Writer)

2021

[ ] On Memory (Writer)
[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Writer)

2024

[ ] ME (Writer)

2026

[ ] Paper Trail (Writer)

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[ ] Antarctica (Writer)

Visual Effects

1996

[ ] Genre (Animation)

1997

[ ] Lily and Jim (Animation)

1998

[ ] Billy's Balloon (Animation)

2003

[ ] The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (Animation)

2005

[ ] The Meaning of Life (Animation)

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Animation)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Digital Effects Producer)
[ ] World of Tomorrow (Animation)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Animation)

2021

[ ] On Memory (Animation)
[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Animation)

2024

[ ] ME (Animation)

2026

[ ] Paper Trail (Animation)

Production

1996

[ ] Genre (Producer)

1997

[ ] Lily and Jim (Producer)

1998

[ ] Billy's Balloon (Producer)

2000

[ ] Rejected (Producer)

2003

[ ] The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (Producer)

2005

[ ] The Animation Show, Volume 2 (Producer)
[ ] The Meaning of Life (Producer)

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Producer)

2007

[ ] The Animation Show, Volume 3 (Producer)

2008

[ ] I Am So Proud of You (Producer)

2010

[ ] Wisdom Teeth (Producer)

2011

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Producer)

2012

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Producer)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Producer)

2017

[ ] Intro (Producer)
[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (Producer)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Producer)

2021

[ ] On Memory (Producer)
[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Producer)

2024

[ ] ME (Producer)

2025

[ ] Animation Mixtape (Producer)

2026

[ ] Paper Trail (Producer)

Editing

1995

[ ] Ah, l'Amour (Editor)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Editor)

2017

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (Editor)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Editor)

2021

[ ] On Memory (Editor)
[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Editor)

2024

[ ] ME (Editor)

2026

[ ] Paper Trail (Editor)

Sound

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Sound Recordist)

2012

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Sound Editor)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Sound Mixer)
[ ] World of Tomorrow (Sound Editor)
[ ] World of Tomorrow (Musician)

2017

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (Sound)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Sound)

2021

[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Sound)
[ ] On Memory (Sound)

2024

[ ] ME (Sound)

2026

[ ] Paper Trail (Sound Designer)

Art

2016

[ ] The Devil's Candy (Art Designer)

Camera

1995

[ ] Ah, l'Amour (Director of Photography)

2000

[ ] Rejected (Director of Photography)

2005

[ ] The Meaning of Life (Director of Photography)

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Director of Photography)

2008

[ ] I Am So Proud of You (Director of Photography)

2010

[ ] Wisdom Teeth (Director of Photography)

2011

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Director of Photography)

2012

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Director of Photography)

2015

[ ] World of Tomorrow (Director of Photography)

2017

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (Director of Photography)

2020

[ ] World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (Director of Photography)

2021

[ ] World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes (Director of Photography)
[ ] On Memory (Director of Photography)

2024

[ ] ME (Director of Photography)

Actor

2000

[ ] Rejected (Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice))

2003

[ ] The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (Fluffy Thing #2 (voice))

2004

[ ] Hair High (Dill (voice))

2006

[ ] Everything Will Be OK (Narrator (voice))

2008

[ ] I Am So Proud of You (Narrator (voice))

2010

[ ] Wisdom Teeth (Stanilus (voice))

2011

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Narrator (voice))
[ ] Slacker 2011 (TV Backpacker)

2012

[ ] It's Such a Beautiful Day (Narrator (voice))

2017

[ ] Intro (Self (voice))

2021

[ ] On Memory (Himself (voice))