Don Hertzfeldt

Paper Trail

A life, seen through paper.

The Devil's Candy

A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.

It's Such a Beautiful Day

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.

World of Tomorrow

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

Hair High

Rod and Cherri are the unmistakable king and queen of Echo High. When new kid Spud arrives, he makes a faux pas so bad that Rod forces him to be his girl's slave. What unfolds is the tale of Cherri and Spud's blossoming relationship behind Rod's back, and their untimely demise on the night of the prom. A tale of tragedy that could only be as irreverent and sensational through the pen (or pencils, if you will) of Bill Plympton.

Rejected

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

ME

A musical odyssey about generational trauma and the retreat of humanity into itself.

Intro

Don Hertzfeldt introduces his new film from the dark underground caverns of a strange planet.

Paper Trail

A life, seen through paper.

The Devil's Candy

A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.

It's Such a Beautiful Day

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.

World of Tomorrow

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

Hair High

Rod and Cherri are the unmistakable king and queen of Echo High. When new kid Spud arrives, he makes a faux pas so bad that Rod forces him to be his girl's slave. What unfolds is the tale of Cherri and Spud's blossoming relationship behind Rod's back, and their untimely demise on the night of the prom. A tale of tragedy that could only be as irreverent and sensational through the pen (or pencils, if you will) of Bill Plympton.

Rejected

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

ME

A musical odyssey about generational trauma and the retreat of humanity into itself.

Intro

Don Hertzfeldt introduces his new film from the dark underground caverns of a strange planet.

Slacker 2011

Richard Linklater's SLACKER inspired a generation of American filmmakers by exploring the subculture of Austin, Texas in a loose narrative with a tapestry of quirky characters. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of that iconic movie, 24 of Austin's top filmmakers banded together to update SLACKER with their own perspectives on the city.

Billy's Balloon

A balloon wraps itself around a young child's hand, bringing him higher and higher, much to the child's delight, but a sinister truth begins to unravel.

Animation Mixtape

A collection of extraordinary animated short films from around the world, curated by Don Hertzfeldt. Released exclusively to movie theaters to support independent animators, the program includes “Martyr’s Guidebook”, “Zoon”, “The Hill Farm”, “I Am Alone and My Head is On Fire”, “Wednesday with Goddard”, “Jesus 2”, “The Big Snit”, “Untitled Line Drawings” (never-before-seen work by Bruce Bickford), and more.

World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts

Emily Prime is swept into the brain of an incomplete backup clone of her future self.

World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes

Combined release of the first three parts of Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow series; World of Tomorrow, World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts and World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime.

On Memory

Musing on the nature of memory, Don Hertzfeldt recounts stories about a kiss from The King, a floating child in a backyard and a giant foot.

World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime

A hidden memory sends David across the far reaches of time and space to solve a deadly mystery involving his time-traveling future selves.

It's Such a Beautiful Day

Dark and troubling events force Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life.

The Meaning of Life

Evolution on Earth over the course of a billion years.

Wisdom Teeth

After a wisdom tooth operation, a man decides to let his friend pull out one of the stitches.

I Am So Proud of You

Dark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery.

Antarctica

Described as a “big” existential horror animation that Hertzfeldt has been working on for 15 years.

The Animation Show, Volume 1

A collection of the best short, animated films from across the world curated by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt. This collection contains the shorts: Welcome to the Show - by Don Hertzfeldt, Mt Head (Atama Yama) - by Koji Yamamura, Brother - by Adam Elliot, Parking - by Bill Plympton, The Adventures of Ricardo - by Corky Quakenbush, Moving Illustrations of Machines - by Jeremy Solterbeck, La Course A L'Abime - by Georges Schwizgebel, Billy's Balloon - by Don Hertzfeldt, Cousin - by Adam Elliot, Cathedral (Katedra) - by Tomek Baginski, Intermission in the 3rd Dimension - by Don Hertzfeldt, Fifty Percent Grey - by Ruari Robinson, Uncle - by Adam Elliot, Early Pencil Tests and Other Experiments - by Mike Judge, Aria - by Pjotr Sapegin, Bathtime in Clerkenwell - by Aleksy Budovski, The Rocks (Das Rad) - by Chris Stenner and Heidi Wittlinger, The End of the Show - by Don Hertzfeldt

Everything Will Be OK

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.

Lily and Jim

Lily and Jim are interviewed about their disastrous blind date.

Ah, l'Amour

In this clever satire of toxic men, a cartoon pickup artist is violently torn apart by the women he targets, seen only through his own one-sided, ridiculously misogynistic point of view. Don Hertzfeldt's first student film, he plays the part of a mentally unwell animator who's losing his grip within his own movie; an idea he'd later revisit in other early "meta" shorts "Genre" and "Rejected". Despite being produced at the age of 18 and not intended for exhibition, HBO named it "The World's Funniest Cartoon" in 1998.

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.