Calarts Movies

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 diff...

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

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

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 Reardon...

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

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

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

A tour guide tries his best to stay on schedule.

"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 Cali...

Ten shots of skies.

A polar bear is hunted by Eskimos. But suddenly the hunt gets interrupted.

An overworked pianist fights to stay awake and celebrate the new year with his boyfriend.

Slik Willy combines abstract animation, sound and spoken narration to tell a narrative story. The film uses hand-drawn animation and textures from 35m...

The film, Al Tudi Tuhak, is a creation story inspired by the art and mythology of the Northwest coast people. The story involves the creator, or "The...

A sickly elephant father struggles to open a jar of aspirin.

A free-falling take on expendable Ikea furniture, space consumption, and furniture names.

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