Hump Day Diversion

By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Oct 22, 2008 8:00PM

Acclaimed animator and Animation Show co-creator Don Hertzfeldt is hitting Chicago's Music Box this Friday on a current tour billed as An Evening With Don Hertzfeldt. The event will showcase some of Don's classic animations, such as Billy's Balloon and Lily and Jim, and culminate in a screening of his newest animation, I Am So Proud Of You, the follow-up to his highly-praised Everything Will Be Ok. Hertzfeldt will then be on-hand for a post-screening interview. As we await Don's arrival, we'd like to look back at his hilarious short film Rejected, which happened to garner an Academy Award nomination (2001, Best Animated Short Film). It's nothing short of brilliant and is a perfect reflection of Hertzfeldt's bizarre genius.

An Evening With Don Hertzfeldt, Friday October 24, 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., $7 in advance (and we highly recommend buying in advance) and $10 day-of via TicketWeb