The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

The Postal Service "Give Up" 2003 Sub Pop. "Billy's Ballon" by Don Hertzfeldt: Based partially on a dream, animation for Don's final student film began shortly after Valentine's Day 1998. He was eager to animate something fun again after the long nine months of drawing Lily and Jim's endless talking heads, dialogue lip-synchs, and gesticulations. Also he was depressed about a girl. A dangerous combination. As Don began animating the last half of the film he had alternate endings in mind, but decided to stick with ambiguity, avoiding any sort of obvious punch line. Audiences' theories about what the film "really means" have ranged everywhere from socio-political messages, "childhood's innocence versus the agenda of society," to a "running commentary on the struggles of alcoholism." "Billy's Balloon" (1998) took home its first award at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film. Still a film student, Don was the youngest director in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999, where the film was nominated for the Short Film Palm D'Or. To date, the film has received thirty-three awards.

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• The Postal Service
• Don Hertzfeldt
• Animation
• Billy's Balloo
• Such Great Heights
• Give Up
• Sub Pop

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