IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY + ME
Don Hertzfeldt Double Feature: IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY (2012) and ME (2024) | A journey into one man’s shattered pshyche, IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY has been hailed by critics and audiences alike as one of the best animated films of all time. Hertzfeldt’s newest animated film ME is a 22-minute musical odyssey about trauma, technology, and the retreat of humanity into itself.
Program details:
ME (22 min)
Musical Interlude (2 min)
Director Introduction (5 min)
IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY (62 min)
SHOWTIMES
JUL 12 | FRI
5:15, 9:15 p.m.
JUL 13 | SAT
1:15, 3:15, 5:15 p.m.
JUL 14 | SUN
12:40, 2:40, 7:50 p.m.
JUL 15 | MON
5:15 p.m.
JUL 16 | TUE
7:50 p.m.
JUL 17 | WED
5:15 p.m.
JUL 18 | THU
7:50 p.m.
SYNOPSIS
Returning to theaters for the first time since 2012, It’s Such a Beautiful Day has been hailed by critics and audiences alike as one of the best animated films of all time. Painstakingly blending traditional hand-drawn animation and experimental optical effects, the film follows stick figure Bill’s struggle to put together his shattered psyche. Don Hertzfeldt’s newest animated film ME is a 22-minute musical odyssey about trauma, technology, and the retreat of humanity into itself.
Director
WITH
Run Time
1 hour, 24 minutes
Released
August 24, 2012 (It’s Such A Beautiful Day)
May 30, 2024 (Me)
Distributed by
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
NOT RATED
REVIEWS
“Hertzfeldt’s work is sometimes elusive in its simplicity, but it can be profound as well; with his humor, darkness, philosophical yearning, and insistence on drawing every line himself, he may be the only legitimate successor to Charles M. Schulz.”
“This 71-minute compendium is nothing short of revelatory.”
“Considering that he’s a stick figure, Bill, the main character in “It’s Such a Beautiful Day,” sure does have a complex internal life. And this animated film by Don Hertzfeldt does an amazing job of making you feel it, in all its sadness, terror and transcendence.”