Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Don Hertzfeldt
Directing
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0.3
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 109314
IMDb ID: nm0381116
Known for: Directing
Born: August 1, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: Fremont, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2026
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.18
Wikidata: Q594400
Also known as
돈 헤르츠펠트
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Director of Photography (1)Writer (5)Animation (1)Art Designer (1)Producer (1)Sound Editor (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Don Hertzfeldt.
Paper Trail
Director
2026 Movie
8.2
ME
Director
2024 Movie
10.0
World of Tomorrow: The First Three Episodes
Director
2021 Movie
8.4
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Director of Photography
2020 Movie
6.8
Intro
Director
2017 Movie
8.0
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
Director
2017 Movie
7.8
World of Tomorrow
Director
2015 Movie
7.8
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Director
2011 Movie
6.7
Wisdom Teeth
Director
2010 Movie
7.5
I Am So Proud of You
Director
2008 Movie
6.7
The Meaning of Life
Director
2005 Movie
6.8
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
Director
2003 Movie
7.8
The Animation Show, Volume 1
Director
2003 Movie
7.3
Rejected
Director
2000 Movie
6.5
Lily and Jim
Director
1997 Movie
Antarctica
Director
Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don Hertzfeldt.
7.9
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Sound Editor
2012 Movie
7.8
World of Tomorrow
Director
2015 Movie
7.8
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Director
2011 Movie
7.7
Everything Will Be OK
Writer
2006 Movie
7.5
I Am So Proud of You
Director
2008 Movie
7.3
Rejected
Director
2000 Movie
6.5
Billy's Balloon
Writer
1998 Movie
6.3
The Devil's Candy
Art Designer
2016 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don Hertzfeldt.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Don Hertzfeldt.
8.2
ME
Director
2024 Movie
Antarctica
Director
Movie
6.3
The Devil's Candy
Art Designer
2016 Movie
6.8
Intro
Director
2017 Movie
6.1
Ah, l'Amour
Writer
1995 Movie
7.9
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Sound Editor
2012 Movie
6.4
Hair High
as Dill (voice)
2004 Movie
7.8
World of Tomorrow
Director
2015 Movie
7.8
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Director
2011 Movie
7.7
Everything Will Be OK
Writer
2006 Movie
7.3
Rejected
Director
2000 Movie
6.9
Genre
Writer
1996 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don Hertzfeldt.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don Hertzfeldt.
Animation Mixtape
Producer
2025 Movie
7.8
On Memory
Writer
2021 Movie
6.3
The Devil's Candy
Art Designer
2016 Movie
7.9
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Sound Editor
2012 Movie
7.7
Everything Will Be OK
Writer
2006 Movie
6.5
Billy's Balloon
Writer
1998 Movie
6.9
Genre
Writer
1996 Movie
6.1
Ah, l'Amour
Writer
1995 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Don Hertzfeldt.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Don Hertzfeldt.
7.8
On Memory
as Himself (voice)
2021 Movie
6.8
Intro
as Self (voice)
2017 Movie
7.9
It's Such a Beautiful Day
as Narrator (voice)
2012 Movie
7.8
It's Such a Beautiful Day
as Narrator (voice)
2011 Movie
Slacker 2011
as TV Backpacker
2011 Movie
6.7
Wisdom Teeth
as Stanilus (voice)
2010 Movie
7.5
I Am So Proud of You
as Narrator (voice)
2008 Movie
7.7
Everything Will Be OK
as Narrator (voice)
2006 Movie
6.4
Hair High
as Dill (voice)
2004 Movie
6.8
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
as Fluffy Thing #2 (voice)
2003 Movie
7.3
Rejected
as Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice)
2000 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Don Hertzfeldt.