Don Hertzfeldt
Directing · Writer · Director · Animation
Born Aug 1, 1976 · Fremont, California, USA
Active 1989–present
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".
Filmography
Paper Trail (2026) — Director · Editor · Sound Designer · Producer · Animation · WriterThe Don Hertzfeldt Collection (2026) — CreatorAnimation Mixtape (2025) — Producer · DirectorAntarctica — Writer · DirectorThe Simpsons (1989) — Future Bart / Future Lisa / Future Marge (voice) · AnimationIt's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) — Narrator (voice) · Sound Editor · Director · Writer · Producer · Director of PhotographyWorld of Tomorrow (2015) — Director · Writer · Editor · Producer · Digital Effects Producer · Musician · Animation · Sound Mixer · Sound Editor · Director of PhotographyThe Devil's Candy (2016) — Art DesignerRejected (2000) — Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice) · Director · Writer · Director of Photography · ProducerIt's Such a Beautiful Day (2011) — Narrator (voice) · Writer · Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyEverything Will Be OK (2006) — Narrator (voice) · Director · Writer · Producer · Animation · Original Music Composer · Director of Photography · Sound RecordistWorld of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017) — Director · Writer · Editor · Director of Photography · Sound · ProducerI Am So Proud of You (2008) — Narrator (voice) · Director · Writer · Director of Photography · ProducerWorld of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020) — Director of Photography · Editor · Director · Writer · Animation · Sound · ProducerThe Meaning of Life (2005) — Writer · Director · Animation · Producer · Director of PhotographyBilly's Balloon (1998) — Writer · Director · Animation · ProducerLily and Jim (1997) — Animation · Director · Producer · Writer · Color DesignerWisdom Teeth (2010) — Stanilus (voice) · Director · Writer · Director of Photography · ProducerGenre (1996) — Director · Writer · Animation · ProducerAh, l'Amour (1995) — Writer · Director · Director of Photography · EditorThe Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (2003) — Fluffy Thing #2 (voice) · Writer · Director · Animation · ProducerHair High (2004) — Dill (voice)ME (2024) — Writer · Animation · Director · Director of Photography · Producer · Editor · SoundThe Animation Show, Volume 1 (2003) — Director