World of Tomorrow (2015)

A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

Director:

Don Hertzfeldt

Writer:

Don Hertzfeldt

Stars:

Julia Pott, Winona Mae, Sara Cushman

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 27 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Julia Pott	...	Emily (voice)
Winona Mae	...	Emily Prime (voice)

Storyline

A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

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Plot Keywords:

consciousness | surrealism | death | cloning | future | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Winona Mae, the voice of Emily Prime, is animator Don Hertzfeldt's niece. All of her dialogue in the film was unscripted and edited into the story from recorded conversations when she was four years old.

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Goofs

The moon always presents the same face to the Earth and orbits the earth once every 28 days, which means the robots escaping the darkness are circling the moon at that same rate. The "dark side of the moon" is called that only because that is the face which is not visible from Earth, not because it is always in darkness.

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Quotes

Emily: Emily Prime, there is another reason I have contacted you today. You retain an early memory that I have forgotten, that was very important to me. I wish to retrieve it from you before I die. I shall extract this memory from you now.
Emily Prime: This is me. And mommy. This is me and mommy walking. This is me and mommy walking.
Emily: Thank you, Emily. This will bring me great comfort in the days ahead.

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Connections

Featured in The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016: Animation (2016)

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Soundtracks

Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Suite
Composed by Richard Strauss

User Reviews

Unique and Rather Original

World of Tomorrow (2015)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Don Hertzfeldt's rather unique and original animated short deals with a young girl who is visited from the future by her third clone, which takes her into the future and show her how the world has changed in the two hundred plus years.

I'm watching this short a couple days before the Oscars are actually announced and I must admit that I'll be shocked if something beats this. Well, it's the Oscars so I guess anything is possible but this is a rather clever, original and unique little gem that manages to be rather smart throughout its 17 minute running time. The animation itself is rather laid back but I thought this approach actually worked extremely well and especially when you consider that it's the screenplay and story that is really selling the material. Both Julia Pott and Winona Mae are extremely effective with their voices and really sell the characters quite nicely.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

World of Tomorrow

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bitter Film Production, Bitter Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Color:

Color