It's Such a Beautiful Day (film)
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Theatrical poster for the film.
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| Directed by | Don Hertzfeldt |
| Produced by | Don Hertzfeldt |
| Written by | Don Hertzfeldt |
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| Cinematography | Don Hertzfeldt |
| Edited by | Brian Hamblin |
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Bitter Films
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| Distributed by | Cinemad Presents |
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Running time
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62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It's Such a Beautiful Day is an experimental black comedy-drama animated film directed, written, animated, and produced by award-winning animator Don Hertzfeldt as his first feature film. The film is divided into three chapters and follows the story of a stick-figure man named Bill, who struggles with his failing memory and absurdist visions, among other symptoms of an unknown illness. The film employs both offbeat humor and serious philosophical musings. It received critical acclaim and won numerous awards.
It had a limited theatrical run before becoming available on DVD,Vimeo,iTunes, and Netflix.
The three chapters of the film were originally produced and released independently as animated short films, captured entirely on 35mm film with in-camera special effects.
The first installment, Everything Will Be OK, was released in 2006 and won the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize for Short Film. The second installment, I Am So Proud of You was released in 2008. The third and final chapter of the trilogy, It's Such a Beautiful Day, shares the same name as the feature-length movie and was released in 2011 to similar acclaim, including the Audience Award from the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
In 2015, Hertzfeldt began a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a Blu-Ray release consisting of both the feature version of It's Such a Beautiful Day, as well as his 2015 short, World of Tomorrow. By the end of the campaign, backers had raised more than seven times the needed amount.
In the film, the main character Bill struggles with many strange experiences and deteriorating memories. He is confused, just as the audience, as he reflects on his mundane experiences and his hallucinatory ones. Eventually, it is revealed that he has a terminal illness, and his mind has been dying the whole movie.
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