Calarts Movies

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

Inspired by Edogawa Ranpo’s novel, A Brute’s Love. The visual direction of this film is heavily influenced by Salvador Dalí,...

Two kids, Ximena and Angel, are on the hunt for the latest spicy chips!

A student is taught about the Nautilus and the Golden Rule.

A Vietnamese-American household receives a surprise visit from a long-lost patriarch after he fails at a get-rich-quick scheme.

An Animated short film by Jim Reardon

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

a group of friends attend an art gallery show at the recently finished Tower of Babel.

a little boy had an Imaginary Friend was Richard Nixon.

“Phototaxis” draws parallels between Mothman, a prophetic and demonized creature in West Virginia lore, and Narcotics Anonymous, the main...

A man pushes himself into tighter and tighter spaces as he attempts to escape his submarine.

Losing someone is such a one and only pain, and yet is it one of the most universal. A life is so vast and yet so small, and there is comfort in that...

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

A young daemon returns home and faces the powers that exiled and maimed him.

A tailor is looking to help a bride in an arranged marriage.

CalArts film 2025 by Zechen Wang

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

A woman gets a haircut in the midst of her divorce.

Two star-crossed cat pens fall in love... and, well, you know the rest.