World of Tomorrow

2015 0h 17m EN

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★7.8TMDB · 375🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★8.1IMDB · 11,100

AnimationDramaScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julia Pott
Emily (voice)
Winona Mae
Emily Prime (voice)
Sara Cushman
Simon (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Hertzfeldt
Writers: Don Hertzfeldt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "World of Tomorrow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don Hertzfeldt, shot by Don Hertzfeldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Don Hertzfeldt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julia Pott and Winona Mae and Sara Cushman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4171032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Hertzfeldt directs. Don Hertzfeldt behind the camera. Don Hertzfeldt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Part of the "World of Tomorrow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Don Hertzfeldt, shot by Don Hertzfeldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Don Hertzfeldt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julia Pott and Winona Mae and Sara Cushman carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4171032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "future", "virtual reality", "immortality", "narration".

The technical file

Cinematography: Don Hertzfeldt
Editing: Don Hertzfeldt
Runtime: 17 min · 0h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: World of Tomorrow (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 8.1/10 · 11,100 votes
MPAA: G

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 27 wins & 7 nominations total

Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Québec - special jury prize

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Part of

World of Tomorrow Collection

World of Tomorrow is an American animated science fiction 3-part short film written, directed, produced, animated, and edited by Don Hertzfeldt. It features the voice of Julia Pott, opposite Hertzfeldt's four-year-old niece Winona Mae, who was recorded while drawing and playing. Her spontaneous, natural vocal reactions and questions were then edited into the story to create her character. The first episode was released in 2015 and received an Oscar nomination, the second episode was released in 2017.