REJECTED - DON HERTZFELDT

It's hard to know what to believe when one first watches Don Hertzfeldt's magnificent and unsettling hand-drawn short animation, Rejected. But give it a chance and you will be richly rewarded. It was nominated for the Best Short Animation Oscar in 2001, losing out to the more earnest Father & Daughter. If you only watch one animation on this site, make it this one... the infuriatingly precocious Hertzfeldt has created several successful animations and serves his country well.