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A musical odyssey about the retreat of humanity into itself.
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"Filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt's 2024 animated short film is described as a 'musical odyssey about man and technology'. Minimalist animation develops into something rather more layered as the film progresses to the perhaps ominous and symbolic sound of drums (and memorable operatic arias) in an existential and possibly even autobiographical film. A poignant, melancholy, death laden rumination on human obsession and ego...."
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This project came about as a happy accident. After completing World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020), Don Hertzfeldt initially didn't have a project lined up. Originally, it was meant to be a music video for Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, where they commissioned Hertzfeldt to create a lengthy musical piece for their music, allowing him creative freedom to make whatever he wanted. Hertzfeldt accepted cause he was attracted to telling a story without dialogue. The film was in the middle of production when sexual misconduct allegations against frontman Win Butler surfaced, forcing Hertzfeldt to drop connections with the band. Rather than scrap the project, Hertzfeldt decided to add new existing music to the already completed animation, thus making this his next official film.
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A musical odyssey about the retreat of humanity into itself.