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Don Hertzfeldt

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Animation Department
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Don Hertzfeldt
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World of Tomorrow (2015)
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Don Hertzfeldt was born on 1 August 1976 in Fremont, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for World of Tomorrow (2015), It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011) and Simpsonit (1989).
BornAugust 1, 1976
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BornAugust 1, 1976
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 161 wins & 32 nominations total

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Don Hertzfeldt arriving at the 88th annual Academy Awards, nominated for "World of Tomorrow."
Don Hertzfeldt at the Austrian Film Museum in 2015.
Don Hertzfeldt and Julia Pott arrive at the 88th annual Academy Awards.
Don Hertzfeldt and David OReilly at a screening in Tokyo.
Don Hertzfeldt at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival.
Don Hertzfeldt arriving at the 2015 Academy Awards nominees' luncheon.
Don Hertzfeldt presents an award at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Don Hertzfeldt's 2014 intro for "The Simpsons"
Don Hertzfeldt's 2014 intro for "The Simpsons"
Don Hertzfeldt's 2014 intro for "The Simpsons"
Don Hertzfeldt with Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson at Fantastic Fest.
Don Hertzfeldt at the SXSW Film Festival in 2013.

Known for:

World of Tomorrow (2015)
World of Tomorrow
8.1
Short
  • Director
  • 2015
It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
It's Such a Beautiful Day
8.5
Short
  • Director
  • 2011
Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in Simpsonit (1989)
Simpsonit
8.7
TV Series
  • Animation Department(couch gag)
Rejected (2000)
Rejected
7.9
Short
  • Director
  • 2000

Credits

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Director

  • On Memory
    7.4
    Video
    • Director
    • 2021
  • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020)
    World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
    8.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Intro
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
  • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)
    World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
    8.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
  • World of Tomorrow (2015)
    World of Tomorrow
    8.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Your Mom, Your Mom, Shaveyourmom, Richard Obese, Your Mom, and Your Mom in It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.2
    • Director
    • 2012
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Wisdom Teeth (2010)
    Wisdom Teeth
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010
  • I Am So Proud of You (2008)
    I Am So Proud of You
    8.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
    Everything Will Be Ok
    8.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2006
  • The Meaning of Life (2005)
    The Meaning of Life
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Office Space (1992)
    Welcome to the Show/Intermission in the Third Dimension/The End of the Show
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Rejected (2000)
    Rejected
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Billy's Balloon (1998)
    Billy's Balloon
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Lily and Jim (1997)
    Lily and Jim
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997

Writer

  • On Memory
    7.4
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020)
    World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
    8.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Intro
    7.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)
    World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
    8.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • World of Tomorrow (2015)
    World of Tomorrow
    8.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 2015
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2011
  • Wisdom Teeth (2010)
    Wisdom Teeth
    6.7
    Short
    • written by
    • 2010
  • I Am So Proud of You (2008)
    I Am So Proud of You
    8.1
    Short
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
    Everything Will Be Ok
    8.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • The Meaning of Life (2005)
    The Meaning of Life
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Office Space (1992)
    Welcome to the Show/Intermission in the Third Dimension/The End of the Show
    7.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Rejected (2000)
    Rejected
    7.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Billy's Balloon (1998)
    Billy's Balloon
    7.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Cartoon Sushi (1997)
    Cartoon Sushi
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer (segment Genre)
    • 1997
  • Lily and Jim (1997)
    Lily and Jim
    7.3
    Short
    • written by
    • 1997

Animation Department

  • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020)
    World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
    8.3
    Short
    • animator
    • 2020
  • Intro
    7.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 2017
  • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)
    World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
    8.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 2017
  • World of Tomorrow (2015)
    World of Tomorrow
    8.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 2015
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in Simpsonit (1989)
    Simpsonit
    8.7
    TV Series
    • animator: couch gag
    • 2014
  • Your Mom, Your Mom, Shaveyourmom, Richard Obese, Your Mom, and Your Mom in It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.2
    • animator
    • 2012
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 2011
  • Wisdom Teeth (2010)
    Wisdom Teeth
    6.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 2010
  • I Am So Proud of You (2008)
    I Am So Proud of You
    8.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 2008
  • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
    Everything Will Be Ok
    8.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 2006
  • The Meaning of Life (2005)
    The Meaning of Life
    7.2
    Short
    • animator
    • 2005
  • Office Space (1992)
    Welcome to the Show/Intermission in the Third Dimension/The End of the Show
    7.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 2003
  • Rejected (2000)
    Rejected
    7.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 2000
  • Cartoon Sushi (1997)
    Cartoon Sushi
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1997–1998
  • Billy's Balloon (1998)
    Billy's Balloon
    7.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1998
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World of Tomorrow
Trailer 1:16
World of Tomorrow

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Bitter Films
  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • August 1, 1976
    • Fremont, California, USA
  • Other works
    Graphic Novel: "The End of the World". Antibookclub. ISBN 978-0983868378

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Owns and shoots with the camera that was used to shoot Jaska Jokusen joulu (1965).
  • Quotes
    I'm looking forward to being able to walk into a room of hard-working artists every day and telling them that everything they're doing is wrong.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently animates with stick figures

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