Genre (1996)

- Directed by
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Genre
- animation, comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 51 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A cartoon rabbit is thrown through a series of changing film genres while his animator tries to think of a story. The short is a mix of animation styles and playful confusion.
whimsicalexperimentalfast-pacedmetaabsurdanarchicself-awareplayful
What happens
Genre is a 1996 animated meta-comedy short film by animator Don Hertzfeldt, his second 16mm student film, produced at the age of 19. The 16mm short combines traditional animation, pixilation, and stop-motion animation to present a cartoon rabbit careening through a variety of rapidly changing film genres as his animator struggles to come up with a good idea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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