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.

Program Schedule:

Introduction (Don Hertzfeldt, 2025, 3 minutes)

Martyr’s Guidebook (Maks Rzontkowski, 2024, 9 minutes)
Tony is a good boy, who can’t say no, even when it’s destroying him. He also lives with a giant angel.

Zoon (Jonatan Schwenk, 2022, 4 minutes)
Small shimmering animals are in heat. A two-legged forest dweller encounters the lustful group. He and his companions snack on the little creatures and soon a feast begins.

Pineapple Calamari (Kasia Nalewajka, 2014, 9 minutes)
Pineapple Calamari is a little horse who dreams of becoming a racing champion. He is taken care of by two sisters, who share a very special connection. When tragedy befalls this happy family, their social life takes a dramatic turn into the unexpected.

Wednesday with Goddard (Nicolas Ménard, 2016, 5 minutes)
A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair.

Selected Line Animation (Bruce Bickford, 2025, 2 minutes)

i am alone and my head is on fire (David OReilly, 2013, 1 minute)
A man is alone and his head is on fire.

The Hill Farm (Mark Baker, 1988, 18 minutes)
Three groups of people (farmers, campers and hunters) use the same countryside in different ways.

The Flying Sailor (Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis, 2022, 8 minutes)
In 1917 two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of 2 kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey.

Larry (Takeshi Murata In collaboration with Christopher Rutledge, 2023, 3 minutes)
A dog loses grasp of its shape and time while balling like Shaq.

Jesus 2 (Jesse Moynihan, 2025, 8 minutes)
Thousands of years in the future no one can die… and no one wants to live anymore. Two space pirate brothers named Sunday and Monday must find a way to deliver Humanity to its final resting place!

The Big Snit (Richard Condie, 1985, 10 minutes)
This wonderful wacky animation film looks at two simultaneous conflicts, a macrocosm of global nuclear war and a microcosm of a domestic quarrel, and how each conflict is resolved. Filled with warmth and unexpectedly off-the-wall humour, the film leaves it to viewers to decide which Snit has really been the Big One.

Interstitials by Corrinne James

end credits by Don Hertzfeldt with music by Naomi Alligator

Closed captions are available for this screening. Captioning devices may be requested from our staff in the lobby.