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My Take
Don Hertzfeldt is one of the few animators who genuinely rewires how I think about the medium. With nothing but stick figures and hand-drawn lines he conjures mortality, memory, and cosmic loneliness more piercingly than most big-budget studios. A two-time Oscar nominee with a record nine shorts at Sundance, he proved that independent vision beats technical spectacle. Works like the World of Tomorrow series feel like doodles haunted by the whole universe. What I treasure is his refusal to chase polish; he trusts the idea itself. That's authorship in its purest, most stubborn form, and I find it endlessly inspiring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・ハーツフェルト
- Reading
- どん・はーつふぇると
- Born
- August 1, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Fremont, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / animator / cinematographer / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Mission San Jose High School
- University
- University of California, Santa Barbara
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.bitterfilms.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/don_hertzfeldt/
- Xhttps://x.com/donhertzfeldt
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Hertzfeldt
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Hertzfeldt born?
Born August 1, 1976 (age 49).
Where is Don Hertzfeldt from?
Don Hertzfeldt is from Fremont, California, United States.
What does Don Hertzfeldt do?
Don Hertzfeldt works as film director, screenwriter, animator, cinematographer, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.