Calarts Movies

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

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...

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...

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

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.

Giant robots, giant monsters, and an even giant(er) crush.

A horror musical about figuring yourself out.

Sarah and her two cats go about their separate lives. The cats have strange dreams about their desires, and Sarah develops an unshakable paranoia...

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

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

Semi based on real events...

Tim Burton’s early animation of an octopus and a king.

What are one week films? They're an assignment we do our first week back at CalArts, designed to dust off cobwebs by throwing us straight into the...

A girl enters a battle to the death because she is in severe credit card debt.

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

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...

A story about a father and his daughter.

California Institute of the Arts student Madeline Sharafian created 'Omelette', an animated short film that centers on making food for someone you...

A woman struggles with an uncontrollable craving.

A housecat attempts to eat what he doesn't suspect is a piranha.