CalArts

A man enters an old public bathhouse and dream of his father while under the spell of the elevated temperatures.

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.

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 Great Father" as he whittles the world into existence. Each of his wood shavings became fish, trees, birds,... even the sun and moon.

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

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 Celisse and befriending a number of other members while under the watch of the cult's peculiar founder, Ascensia.

Ten shots of skies.

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

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

Claire Voyant is tired of working.

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.

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

An anxious young man struggles with whether or not to vandalize a rival school's mascot as part of a school prank.

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?

Me Broni Ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in Kumasi, Ghana. The tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa is evoked through images of women practicing hair braiding on discarded white baby dolls from the West. The film unfolds through a series of vignettes, set against a child's story of migrating from Ghana to the United States. The film uncovers the meaning behind the Akan term of endearment, me broni ba, which means “my white baby.”

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

A band of friends try to jam out their song in the garage, hijinks ensue before they can do so.

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

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

What happens when kids don’t eat their spinach?

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