Don Hertzfeldt
Biography
Don Hertzfeldt is a two-time Academy Award-nominated animator, artist, writer, and independent filmmaker. He is the creator of many animated films, including It's Such a Beautiful Day, World of Tomorrow, The Meaning of Life, and Rejected. His films have received over 250 awards and have been presented around the world.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (27)
Paper Trail
Director (Directing)
2026
Animation Mixtape
Producer (Production)
2025
ME
Director (Directing)
2024
On Memory
as Himself (voice)
2021
World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes
Director (Directing)
2021
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Director of Photography (Camera)
2020
Intro
as Self (voice)
2017
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Director (Directing)
2017
The Devil's Candy
Art Designer (Art)
2016
World of Tomorrow
Director (Directing)
2015
It's Such a Beautiful Day
as Narrator (voice)
2012
It's Such a Beautiful Day
as Narrator (voice)
2011
Slacker 2011
as TV Backpacker
2011
Wisdom Teeth
as Stanilus (voice)
2010
I Am So Proud of You
as Narrator (voice)
2008
The Animation Show, Volume 3
Producer (Production)
2007
Everything Will Be OK
as Narrator (voice)
2006
The Animation Show, Volume 2
Producer (Production)
2005
The Meaning of Life
Director (Directing)
2005
Hair High
as Dill (voice)
2004
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
as Fluffy Thing #2 (voice)
2003
The Animation Show, Volume 1
Director (Directing)
2003
Rejected
as Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice)
2000
Billy's Balloon
Writer (Writing)
1998
Lily and Jim
Director (Directing)
1997
Genre
Writer (Writing)
1996
Ah, l'Amour
Writer (Writing)
1995
