Calarts Movies

A precious diamond is stolen and a chase ensues, but the thief's motivations are not so clear-cut.

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

Matt, a lonely mid 20's man, goes out to his balcony and has a brief connection with someone across the way.

Two men look at a woman. One wants her, the other one gets her.

In this hand-drawn animated farce, a young woman wakes in a frat house to discover a horrifying mistake she must conceal before her situationship...

A homeless guy's endless question with Neverland knocks on the door to Journey. Peter, a lost man in his faith after his mother's death, is held by...

Wanda is a short story of feline and feminine desire. In this delightful piece composed of video animation and live-action footage in Super and Video...

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

A Peking Opera troupe performs at North America for the first time. Xutian, Maomao, and Chengyuan have different feelings about their upcoming...

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

Two sisters fight a giant fish beast for a sweet cash reward!

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

A girl who’s tired of life finds refuge and passion within the gaming world. However, her will to fight only extends to her VR boxing matches,...

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

In this animated musical, the main character spends another one of her sleepless nights, contemplating what's been causing her life go off track-- or...

An Animated short film by Jim Reardon

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

CalArts film 2025 by Zechen Wang

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

Caleb is trapped in a video game!! Can Frankie get him out?