Don Hertzfeldt’s Animation Mixtape

Flying cows, mysterious gods and lyrical pandemonium: Don Hertzfeldt has made ANIMATION MIXTAPE, just for you. The dazzling 85-minute program features exciting, animated shorts from up-and-coming filmmakers, Academy Award nominees and classic pieces that originally inspired Don to start making his own iconic work. Including a new animated introduction from Don and never before seen work from famed underground animator Bruce Bickford.

“Animated short films are a vital part of our cinematic ecosystem, and I’ll always leap at every opportunity to bring the work of amazing artists to the biggest screens we can find," said Hertzfeldt. "This feature-length collection includes many strange treasures I’ve admired over the years —from new films that haven’t been released widely yet, to titles that inspired me to become an animator over thirty years ago.”

While over 10,000 short films are made every year by filmmakers at various stages of their career, only a fraction make it into film festivals and are able to be seen in a classic theatrical setting. Once a staple of the moviegoing experience with a short film paired with every feature screening in a cinema, barely any short film gets a theatrical release today. The Animation Mixtape is taking 11 short films to theaters across the U.S. and Canada, providing a special, one-time chance for these stylish and unique films to be seen by animation fans on the big screen. Like a concert, ANIMATION MIXTAPE is a live event by design and will be shown only in cinemas.

ANIMATION MIXTAPE is unrated and recommended for ages 17+ due to some animated violence. Not intended for children.