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Born in Fremont, CA; educated at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Hertzfeldt frequently animates with stick figures. Favoring absurdism and surreal humor, his films tend to build slowly and steadily toward over-the-top climaxes and ambiguous endings. Other credits include AH, L'AMOUR (1995), GENRE (1996), LILY AND JIM (1997), BILLY'S BALLOON (1999), REJECTED (2000), THE ANIMATION SHOW (2003//2007), THE MEANING OF LIFE (2005), and EVERYTHING WILL BE OK (2006).  Nominated for Achievement in Animated Short Films 2000: REJECTED - Producer 1 nomination