Calarts Movies

A polar bear is hunted by Eskimos. But suddenly the hunt gets interrupted. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

At a summer sleepover, two best friends realize they may be connected by more than just friendship.

A man remembers his childhood memory of growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone...

Charlie Brown is on the run from the Peanuts Gang after the Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on his head in this wild animated student short by Jim...

After receiving a VHS tape claiming she's a disciple of an alien species known as the "True Mothers," Amy joins a local UFO cult, donning the name...

Two motorcycle-riding suitors square off in this hand-drawn retro tale of love and machismo. With its highly stylized characters and wonderful...

This short is about a purple dinosaur named Sigmund, who likes to bounce on top of trees. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

A child, who is afraid, of the dark forms a unique relationship with the objects that once frightened him.

A lamp causes a ruckus in the shop while the shopkeeper is away.

Twins Lake and Lucas hate each others’ guts. One day after school, their sibling rivalry gets out of hand.

A persistent possum's efforts to steal an apple from a greedy orchard owner.

This delightful story is simply about a boy wanting to go outside and play in the snow. After getting all bundled up by his mother, the boy has found...

One of two short films created and produced by Spongebob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg at CalArts in 1992.

"Fame" was used as the soundtrack of an animated music video of the same title, directed by Richard Jefferies and Mark Kirkland while students at...

A walking figure emerges from a changing, circular cycle; his inner self emerges and precipitats a series of violent struggles with himself, adapting...

Emma, a lonely old woman, reminisces of one of her childhood birthday parties.

A teacher struggles to control a rumor spreading around his elementary school by one greedy child.

The proprietress of a burger joint is retiring and her children must compete to see who is worthy of taking her place.

A toad bikes back home in order to water his plants.

A Vietnamese-American household receives a surprise visit from a long-lost patriarch after he fails at a get-rich-quick scheme.