Wednesday, February 11 at 7pm

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.

ABOUT THE FILMS

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.