CalArts

An experimental film portraying different skies in very long takes.

A mother wolf breaks into a hunter's den and takes back her cub, only to find it a motionless trophy. She sings a lullaby hoping that the cub would finally sleep. Little does she know that a young hunter stalks them back from the den.

a little boy had an Imaginary Friend was Richard Nixon.

After the lead of the school musical is rendered suddenly indisposed, her understudy has a few moments before she has to step up and fill her shoes.

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

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

a Joe Ranft Cartoon

Two motorcycle-riding suitors square off in this hand-drawn retro tale of love and machismo. With its highly stylized characters and wonderful Looney Tunes sensibility, this piece presents a funny and jaundiced look at romance. Early student film by Disney veteran John Musker.

A penguin and a gorilla team up to lead the other animals in revolt against a zookeeper who just won't leave them alone in American director Nicole Mitchell's comedic short film.

A Cal Arts stop motion short in praise of good oral hygiene.

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 Geefwee Boedoe Cartoon made at CalArts

A horror musical about figuring yourself out.

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

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

Black giants break classical architecture and rebuild them into Brutalistic structure.

Two store clerks slacking off at work (at a gas station) on Halloween go on an acid trip.

Calarts Short

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 that he is unable to move! Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

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 differently?