A representation of 2020 …. from 1998

Don Hertzfeldt's final student film, BILLY'S BALLOON was shot on 16mm at UC Santa Barbara in 1998. It was nominated for the Short Film Palm D'Or at the Canne...

I have always liked Don Hertzfeldt since I saw Rejected over ten years ago along with his other shorts. For whatever reason, as my mind tends to wonder about when I am trying to sleep! It popped in my head that to me “Billy’s Balloon” is a perfect representation of 2020.