{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-world-isbn-9781984855350","title":"The End of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the imagination of legendary animator and two-time Oscar nominee Don Hertzfeldt comes a hilarious fever-dream vision of the apocalypse, now available in wide release for the first time since the rare original edition sold out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated during sleepless nights while he worked on his animated films, \u003ci\u003eThe End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e was illustrated entirely on Post-It notes over the course of several years, slowly taking shape from all the deleted scenes, bad dreams, and abandoned ideas that were too strange to make it to the big screen, including essential early material that was later developed into the animated classic \u003ci\u003eWorld of Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hertzfeldt's visually striking work transcends its unusual nature and taps into the deeply human, universal themes of mortality, identity, memory, loss, and parenthood . . . with the occasional monstrous biting eel descending from the sky.\u003cb\u003eDon Hertzfeldt\u003c\/b\u003e is an American artist, writer, and independent filmmaker. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA two-time Academy Award nominee, his animated films include the \u003ci\u003eWorld of Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e series, “It’s Such a Beautiful Day,” and “Rejected.” Critics have described Hertzfeldt's films as “some of the most influential animation ever created,” “some of the most vital and expressive animation of the millennium,” and “some of the most essential short films of the past twenty years.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSince 1995, his work has screened around the world, received over 250 awards, and made a special appearance on\u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e. Eight of his films have competed at the Sundance Film Festival, a festival record, where he is the only director to have won the Grand Jury Prize twice.","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304986988773,"sku":"NP9781984855350","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781984855350.jpg?v=1767739187","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-end-of-the-world-isbn-9781984855350","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}