In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.
Direction
Hertzfeldt's early command of minimalist storytelling.
Writing
Razor-sharp satire of film tropes in seconds.

Director
Don Hertzfeldt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hertzfeldt made this at age 19 while studying at UC Santa Barbara, before his iconic 'Rejected' short.
The film predicts his later obsession with free will and cosmic despair — just with more fart jokes.
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