Last night Tim, Kris, Erin, and I went to the Music Box Theater for an Evening with Don Herzfeldt. Don is an animator known for his dark, stick-figure cartoons. I first became a fan in college when my design class became obsessed with the short film Rejected. We had to buy tickets for the 11:30 pm show because the 8 pm show sold out. We got to see Don's new film I Am So Proud of You, as well as Rejected, 3-D Intermission, Billy's Balloon, Everything Will Be OK, and The Meaning of Life. Other than Rejected, I enjoyed I Am So Proud of You. However, because the show was so late, it was pretty difficult to stay awake, and once the show was over, Tim and I skipped out before the Q&A session.
Official description:
Cult animator and Academy Award nominee Don Hertzfeldt (Rejected, the Meaning of Life, Billy's Balloon) visits Chicago for a special one-night-only event on October 24 at 8:00 and 11:30. A selection of Don's classic animated shorts returns to the big screen, culminating in the exclusive Illinois premiere of his brand new film, I am so proud of you. His longest piece to date, I am so proud of you is the eagerly anticipated second chapter to Everything Will Be OK, winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award in Short Filmmaking and named by many critics as one of the "best films of 2007". The screening will be immediately followed by a live on-stage interview and audience Q&A with Don Hertzfeldt.
2 comments:
i love the music box! did the guy play the piano for you before the show started?
seems like a cool artist...thanks for introducing me to his work!
ps) love the new blog artwork with the neighborhoods in chicago.
this was really good-especially the new bits. i wish we'd been more awake for it, though. :)
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