Don Hertzfeldt
Directing
Biography
Don Hertzfeldt is a two-time Academy Award nominee whose animated films include "It's Such a Beautiful Day", the "World of Tomorrow" series, "Paper Trail", "ME", "The Meaning of Life", "On Memory", "Billy's Balloon", and "Rejected". His work has played around the world, received hundreds of awards, and in 2014 made a special appearance on "The Simpsons". 2020, GQ Magazine described his work as "simultaneously tragic and hilarious and philosophical and crude and deeply sad and fatalist and yet stubbornly, resolutely hopeful." The Austrian Film Museum has described his work as "films of a sort that never really existed before."
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Don Hertzfeldt
Rejected
2000
Filmography
Acting (12)
2021
On Memoryas Himself (voice)
7.8
2017
Introas Self (voice)
6.4
2012
It's Such a Beautiful Dayas Narrator (voice)
7.9
2011
It's Such a Beautiful Dayas Narrator (voice)
7.8
2011
Slacker 2011as TV Backpacker
2010
Wisdom Teethas Stanilus (voice)
6.8
2008
I Am So Proud of Youas Narrator (voice)
7.5
2006
Everything Will Be OKas Narrator (voice)
7.6
2005
The Meaning of Lifeas (voice)
6.8
2004
Hair Highas Dill (voice)
6.4
2003
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Showas Fluffy Thing #2 (voice)
6.9
2000
Rejectedas Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice)
7.3
Production & Directing (108)
2026
Paper TrailDirector
7.7
2026
Paper TrailEditor
7.7
2026
Paper TrailSound Designer
7.7
2026
Paper TrailProducer
7.7
2026
Paper TrailAnimation
7.7
2026
Paper TrailWriter
7.7
2025
Animation MixtapeProducer
2025
Animation MixtapeDirector
2024
MEDirector
7.9
2024
MEWriter
7.9
2024
MEAnimation
7.9
2024
MEDirector of Photography
7.9
2024
MEEditor
7.9
2024
MEProducer
7.9
2024
MESound
7.9
2021
On MemoryWriter
7.8
2021
On MemoryEditor
7.8
2021
On MemoryProducer
7.8
2021
On MemoryAnimation
7.8
2021
On MemoryDirector
7.8
2021
On MemoryDirector of Photography
7.8
2021
On MemorySound
7.8
2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David PrimeDirector of Photography
8.3
2017
IntroDirector
6.4
2017
IntroWriter
6.4
2017
IntroProducer
6.4
2017
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's ThoughtsDirector of Photography
7.9
2016
The Devil's CandyArt Designer
6.3
2015
World of TomorrowDirector
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowWriter
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowProducer
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowEditor
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowSound Editor
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowSound Mixer
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowDigital Effects Producer
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowAnimation
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowMusician
7.8
2015
World of TomorrowDirector of Photography
7.8
2012
It's Such a Beautiful DaySound Editor
7.9
2012
It's Such a Beautiful DayDirector
7.9
2012
It's Such a Beautiful DayProducer
7.9
2012
7.9
2012
It's Such a Beautiful DayDirector of Photography
7.9
2011
It's Such a Beautiful DayDirector
7.8
2011
7.8
2011
It's Such a Beautiful DayProducer
7.8
2011
It's Such a Beautiful DayDirector of Photography
7.8
2010
Wisdom TeethDirector
6.8
2010
Wisdom TeethWriter
6.8
2010
Wisdom TeethDirector of Photography
6.8
2010
Wisdom TeethProducer
6.8
2008
I Am So Proud of YouDirector
7.5
2008
I Am So Proud of YouWriter
7.5
2008
I Am So Proud of YouDirector of Photography
7.5
2008
I Am So Proud of YouProducer
7.5
2007
The Animation Show, Volume 3Producer
2006
Everything Will Be OKWriter
7.6
2006
Everything Will Be OKDirector
7.6
2006
Everything Will Be OKAnimation
7.6
2006
Everything Will Be OKProducer
7.6
2006
Everything Will Be OKOriginal Music Composer
7.6
2006
Everything Will Be OKDirector of Photography
7.6
2006
Everything Will Be OKSound Recordist
7.6
2005
The Animation Show, Volume 2Producer
8.0
2005
The Meaning of LifeDirector
6.8
2005
The Meaning of LifeWriter
6.8
2005
The Meaning of LifeProducer
6.8
2005
The Meaning of LifeAnimation
6.8
2005
The Meaning of LifeDirector of Photography
6.8
2003
The Animation Show, Volume 1Director
7.9
2000
RejectedDirector
7.3
2000
RejectedWriter
7.3
2000
RejectedDirector of Photography
7.3
2000
RejectedProducer
7.3
1998
Billy's BalloonWriter
6.4
1998
Billy's BalloonDirector
6.4
1998
Billy's BalloonAnimation
6.4
1998
Billy's BalloonProducer
6.4
1997
Lily and JimDirector
6.5
1997
Lily and JimWriter
6.5
1997
Lily and JimProducer
6.5
1997
Lily and JimAnimation
6.5
1997
Lily and JimColor Designer
6.5
1996
GenreWriter
6.8
1996
GenreDirector
6.8
1996
GenreProducer
6.8
1996
GenreAnimation
6.8
1995
Ah, l'AmourWriter
6.2
1995
Ah, l'AmourDirector
6.2
1995
Ah, l'AmourDirector of Photography
6.2
1995
Ah, l'AmourEditor
6.2
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AntarcticaDirector
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AntarcticaWriter