Don Hertzfeldt - World of Tomorrow and It's Such a Beautiful Day Blu-ray

[SilentDawn]

Don Hertzfeldt is one of my favorite modern filmmakers, being both an honest visionary and a startling storyteller. Now, after his works only being available Digitally and through DVD, he has a plan to bring WORLD OF TOMORROW and IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY on Blu-ray through Kickstarter.

Here's some quotes on his plans:

hi everyone!

as an independent filmmaker, one of the challenges these days is simply figuring out *how* people want to watch your work. it turns out you can't just throw a VHS out there anymore and be done with it. we now find ourselves juggling theatrical tours, DVDs, downloads, netflix, itunes, vimeo, hulu, brain-to-brain uplinks, and more.

we've never released a bluray though and lately a lot of people have been asking for one... with the animated feature film IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY and the new short WORLD OF TOMORROW being the two most requested titles.

with crowdfunding though, things get kind of interesting: we can make the bluray that everyone's been asking about but we'll only need to print as many copies as people sign up for... then we can ship them all out in one go and be done with it. it cuts out the long-term commitments for us with storage and distribution and puts a blu in your hands much sooner than otherwise possible.

this $ total approximates the minimum number of copies we'd like to produce and ship in order to make the production and remastering endeavor worth going through. we'd rather not make the disc at all until we're sure there's enough people actually interested in it. the blus will be authored by the same team in burbank who created our last few DVD releases and professionally replicated at a technicolor-affiliated lab. as usual, i'll personally oversee the remastering and color correction process.

The Blu-ray will also include a new interview, a teaser for a new secretive animation project by Don, and other goodies that can't be announced just yet.

More info is here.

Oh, and excuse the title mishap, maybe the mods can change it to this: "Don Hertzfeldt - World of Tomorrow and It's Such a Beautiful Day Blu-ray"

[ThePhantom]

Only $20 to score a limited-run Blu-ray of some of the best animated films of the last 10 years? Um, yes, please.

Contributed.

[Mandalorian]

I've only seen It's Such a Beautiful Day, and it was oddly remarkable. I'd be interested in backing this, for sure. I'll look at it when I get home. Thanks SD.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I've only seen It's Such a Beautiful Day, and it was oddly remarkable. I'd be interested in backing this, for sure. I'll look at it when I get home. Thanks SD.

No problem man, just spreading the word!

[MattPerdue]

Here's hoping his earlier films can get included too so I can retire my old disc. No specific stretch goal though...

[eightslicesofpie]

Wow probably would've never seen this kickstarter if not for this thread, thanks! Went ahead and backed and by the time I was done the total had shot up by $1k! This thing will surely be funded

[Yami]

I'll certainly be backing this - I only need to decide which tier to opt for!

[javi92]

This was a no brainer. And it looks like the goal has been met already.

[Grethiwha]

Wow! Yes, I'm glad I clicked this thread! I watched It's Such a Beautiful Day earlier this year and was blown away – one of the best animated feature films I've ever seen! Haven't seen World of Tomorrow yet, but looks like I'll be watching it on blu-ray!

I've never actually backed a kickstarter before, but... can't miss out on this!

Also, funniest "about this project section"...

Backed!

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by ThePhantom

Only $20 to score a limited-run Blu-ray of some of the best animated films of the last 10 years? Um, yes, please.

Contributed.

QFT. These are some of the most beautiful, tragic movies I've ever seen about the human condition, they just are delivered in such a deceptively simple, humorous style that a lot of people probably pass them by. I'd put them on a par with the likes of Synecdoche New York, they'll really rip your heart out.

[deltatauhobbit]

Wow, I hadn't heard the name Don Hertzfeldt in a long while. I remember watching some of his animated shorts back in college over a a decade ago. One of his sketches really made me laugh so much I got tears, "My an*s is bleeding... FOR THE LONG OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY MY AN*S IS BLEEDING!"

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

Wow, I hadn't heard the name Don Hertzfeldt in a long while. I remember watching some of his animated shorts back in college over a a decade ago. One of his sketches really made me laugh so much I got tears, "My an*s is bleeding... FOR THE LONG OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY MY AN*S IS BLEEDING!"

Yeah...if you're looking for that you'll be disappointed, they have plenty of saw-edged humor but are really depressing and kinda profound. He matured A LOT since then.

[Grethiwha]

I only discovered Rejected in the last year or two; I loved it, and its what made me take notice when I saw ISABD on Netflix, but ISABD totally blew me away and went way beyond all expectations I had when I said "Hey, the guy who did Rejected made a feature film, maybe I'll check it out"...

I wouldn't say you'll be disappointed at all; he still has the same amazing surreal sense of humour as he always did, his ambitions are just so much farther-reaching now, and it's an extremely well-observed and beautiful film as well.

"For the love of god and all that is holy, my anus is bleeding" is still my favourite Hertzfeldt quote though. I shout it to myself whenever my anus is bleeding. I hope Rejected makes it onto the blu-ray.

[tylergfoster]

Funded in a day, now onto stretch goals...

[TomN245]

I am a big Hertzfeldt fan. Its such a Beautiful Day has got to be one of the greatest films of the last few years. This Kickstarter is a no brainer. I am indeed a consumer wh ore (and how?). Changed my signature to support it as well.

Originally Posted by Grethiwha

"For the love of god and all that is holy, my anus is bleeding" is still my favourite Hertzfeldt quote though. I shout it to myself whenever my anus is bleeding.

[Grethiwha]

"The Meaning of Life" to be included. Maybe in another day it will reach $75K and the next short will be announced.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by Grethiwha

"The Meaning of Life" to be included. Maybe in another day it will reach $75K and the next short will be announced.

I hope enough money is contributed to the point where we would just get a massive box-set.

[jvince]

Holy shit! Awesome news! Definitely getting the $75.

If you haven't seen It's Such a Beautiful Day, you should, asap. It's one of the greatest animated films ever.

Thanks for posting this, SD!

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by jvince

Holy shit! Awesome news! Definitely getting the $75.

If you haven't seen It's Such a Beautiful Day, you should, asap. It's one of the greatest animated films ever.

Thanks for posting this, SD!

I should've let you know personally, especially since I know how long you've been waiting for this!

[jvince]

Originally Posted by SilentDawn

I should've let you know personally, especially since I know how long you've been waiting for this!

You and me both!

Now, I can finally cross it off my wish list.

I wonder if the frames are in order. I'd love to get one from the final minutes.