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The Don Hertzfeldt Collection

Billy’s Balloon (student film)

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Season 1, Episode 2 • 04-Aug-2026

A boy and his balloon.

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The Don Hertzfeldt Collection, Billy's Ballon, dark comedy, existentialism, absurd, surreal, experimental, minimalism, melancholy, dreamlike, childhood, playful, tongue in cheek, aggressive, dangerous, violence, unsettling, neglect, subversive, deadpan, dry and ironic

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