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."
Directed 22
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Animation Mixtape
Director
- 2024
ME
Director
- 2021
On Memory
Director
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Director
2010s
- 2017
Intro
Director
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Director
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Director
- 2012
- 2011
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Director
- 2010
Wisdom Teeth
Director
2000s
- 2008
I Am So Proud of You
Director
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Director
- 2005
The Meaning of Life
Director
- 2003
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
Director
The Animation Show, Volume 1
Director
- 2000
Rejected
Director
1990s
- 1998
Billy's Balloon
Director
- 1997
Lily and Jim
Director
- 1996
Genre
Director
- 1995
Ah, l'Amour
Director
No release date
Antarctica
Director
Wrote 20
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
ME
Writer
- 2021
On Memory
Writer
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Writer
2010s
- 2017
Intro
Writer
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Writer
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Writer
- 2012
- 2011
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Writer
- 2010
Wisdom Teeth
Writer
2000s
- 2008
I Am So Proud of You
Writer
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Writer
- 2005
The Meaning of Life
Writer
- 2003
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
Writer
- 2000
Rejected
Writer
1990s
- 1998
Billy's Balloon
Writer
- 1997
Lily and Jim
Writer
- 1996
Genre
Writer
- 1995
Ah, l'Amour
Writer
No release date
Antarctica
Writer
Produced 19
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Animation Mixtape
Producer
- 2024
ME
Producer
- 2021
On Memory
Producer
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Producer
2010s
- 2017
Intro
Producer
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Producer
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Producer
- 2012
- 2011
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Producer
- 2010
Wisdom Teeth
Producer
2000s
- 2008
I Am So Proud of You
Producer
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Producer
- 2005
The Meaning of Life
Producer
- 2003
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
Producer
- 2000
Rejected
Producer
1990s
- 1998
Billy's Balloon
Producer
- 1997
Lily and Jim
Producer
- 1996
Genre
Producer
Camera 13
2020s
- 2024
ME
Director of Photography
- 2021
On Memory
Director of Photography
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Director of Photography
2010s
- 2017
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Director of Photography
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Director of Photography
- 2012
- 2011
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Director of Photography
- 2010
Wisdom Teeth
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2008
I Am So Proud of You
Director of Photography
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Director of Photography
- 2005
The Meaning of Life
Director of Photography
- 2000
Rejected
Director of Photography
1990s
- 1995
Ah, l'Amour
Director of Photography
Visual effects 12
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
ME
Animation
- 2021
On Memory
Animation
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Animation
2010s
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Digital Effects Producer, Animation
2000s
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Animation
- 2005
The Meaning of Life
Animation
- 2003
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
Animation
1990s
- 1998
Billy's Balloon
Animation
- 1997
Lily and Jim
Animation, Color Designer
- 1996
Genre
Animation
1980s
- 1989
Sound 8
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
ME
Sound
- 2021
On Memory
Sound
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Sound
2010s
- 2017
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Sound
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Musician, Sound Mixer, Sound Editor
- 2012
2000s
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Original Music Composer, Sound Recordist
Acted in 7
2010s
- 2011
Slacker 2011
TV Backpacker
- 2010
Wisdom Teeth
Stanilus (voice)
2000s
- 2005
The Meaning of Life
(voice)
- 2004
Hair High
Dill (voice)
- 2003
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
Fluffy Thing #2 (voice)
- 2000
Rejected
Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice)
Edited 7
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
ME
Editor
- 2021
On Memory
Editor
- 2020
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Editor
2010s
- 2017
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Editor
- 2015
World of Tomorrow
Editor
1990s
- 1995
Ah, l'Amour
Editor
Art department 1
2010s
- 2016
Appearances6
2020s
- 2021
On Memory
Himself (voice)
2010s
- 2017
Intro
Self (voice)
- 2012
- 2011
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Narrator (voice)
2000s
- 2008
I Am So Proud of You
Narrator (voice)
- 2006
Everything Will Be OK
Narrator (voice)