Don Hertzfeldt
Directing · Director · Writer · 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
The Don Hertzfeldt Collection (2026) - CreatorPaper Trail (2026) - Director · Editor · Sound Designer · Producer · Animation · WriterAnimation Mixtape (2025) - Producer · DirectorAntarctica - Director · WriterThe Simpsons (1989) - Future Bart / Future Lisa / Future Marge (voice) · AnimationIt's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) - Narrator (voice) · Sound Editor · Director · Producer · Writer · Director of PhotographyWorld of Tomorrow (2015) - Director · Producer · Editor · Writer · Sound Mixer · Sound Editor · Digital Effects Producer · Animation · Musician · Director of PhotographyThe Devil's Candy (2016) - Art DesignerRejected (2000) - Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice) · Writer · Director · Director of Photography · ProducerIt's Such a Beautiful Day (2011) - Narrator (voice) · Writer · Producer · Director · Director of PhotographyEverything Will Be OK (2006) - Narrator (voice) · Director · Writer · Animation · Original Music Composer · Producer · Director of Photography · Sound RecordistWorld of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017) - Editor · Director · Writer · 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 · Writer · Animation · Director · Editor · Sound · ProducerThe Meaning of Life (2005) - Writer · Director · Animation · Producer · Director of PhotographyBilly's Balloon (1998) - Writer · Director · Animation · ProducerWisdom Teeth (2010) - Stanilus (voice) · Writer · Director · Director of Photography · ProducerLily and Jim (1997) - Director · Animation · Producer · Writer · Color DesignerGenre (1996) - Director · Writer · Animation · ProducerAh, l'Amour (1995) - Director · Writer · Director of Photography · EditorThe Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (2003) - Fluffy Thing #2 (voice) · Director · Writer · Animation · ProducerHair High (2004) - Dill (voice)ME (2024) - Animation · Writer · Director · Editor · Producer · Director of Photography · SoundThe Animation Show, Volume 1 (2003) - Director