Calarts Movies

A story of a recent graduate's perplexity and escape.

Drawing Pictures of all sizes, shapes and black and white contort and reshape themselves to a cricket sounds.

A person fights with a loved one and tosses a memento into a lake.

The story of a starving third-world infant, set to a song by Harry Chapin. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

UUFO consists of 6 short chapters/stories. Each describes a memory. Dealing with conflicting interpretations of China from the 1960s onwards, UUFO con...

A cartoon character falls victim to various traditional pratfalls for no particular reason.

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

A kid tries to pull off an epic heist, but things quickly spin out of control.

A woman gets progressively stressed out from her daily routine.

A hermit both fears and longs for the outside world.

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...

After school, children should go home. However, sometimes new meetings and unexpected friendships change all plans.

CalArts film 2025 by Zechen Wang

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

A bird chases and teases a worm to Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave" as sung by Irving Aaronson.

Anxious Cubeman gets ready for his first date

A cat, a human, and three stuffed animals.

A few years ago, people had a much deeper connection to their food because they raised and butchered the animals themselves. If meat is a significant...

At the end of the workday, the women of the city head to the bathhouse.

When a headstrong prince sabotages an important royal ceremony, his father sends him out into the world to set it right.