World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts

2017 0h 23m EN

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 74

Science FictionAnimationDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Emily Prime is swept into the brain of an incomplete backup clone of her future self.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julia Pott
Emily (voice)
Winona Mae
Emily Prime (voice)

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 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 9 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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7 / 8

CAST

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

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7278178 — 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.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 9 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 carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt7278178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don Hertzfeldt
Editing: Don Hertzfeldt
Runtime: 23 min · 0h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)

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.