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World of Tomorrow

Series of short films by Don Hertzfeldt (2015–2020)
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Summary

World of Tomorrow is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,758 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Québec - special jury prize[3], Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize[4]
  • Instance of: film[5]
  • Director: Don Hertzfeldt[6]
  • Screenwriter: Don Hertzfeldt[7]
  • Genre: documentary film[8]
  • Followed by: World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts[9]
  • Producer: Don Hertzfeldt[10]
  • Director of photography: Don Hertzfeldt[11]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[12]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[13]
  • Review score: 9.6/10[14], 100%[15]
  • Color: color[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17]
  • Publication date: 2015[18], March 31, 2015[19], January 29, 2016[20]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[21]
  • Official website: http://www.bitterfilms.com/[22]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[23]
  • Title: World of Tomorrow[24]
  • Duration: 17 minutes[25]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9[26]
  • BBFC rating: PG certificate[27]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[28]
  • P14449: 148881[29]

Why It Matters

World of Tomorrow has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did World of Tomorrow receive?

Honors received include Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Québec - special jury prize[3] and Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize[4].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'pt', 'zh']
    Ampas collections film id → W1154821
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 148881
    Filmová databáze film id → 137146
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  3. 17w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Color → color
    Award received → Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Québec - special jury prize, Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize
    Followed by → World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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