Calarts Movies

  • 2020
    Mitosis

    Mitosis

    Mitosis

    02020HD

    Not to be confused with the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell. This year's theme was "baby."

    Mitosis
  • 2024
    Cold Soda

    Cold Soda

    Cold Soda

    72024HD

    Your dog is always thinking about you and wants to get you a cold soda.

    Cold Soda
  • 2025
    Essence of Yourself

    Essence of Yourself

    Essence of Yourself

    62025HD

    In a moment of turmoil, stress, and overwhelmment, Celly, the brain cell, escapes her body seeking excitement in the outside world, unaware that her b...

    Essence of Yourself
  • 2007
    Bruce Bickford Workshop

    Bruce Bickford Workshop

    Bruce Bickford Workshop

    02007HD

    The result of a workshop at Calarts in January 2007 with Bruce Bickford, animator for many of Frank Zappa's films, including Baby Snakes. The animatio...

    Bruce Bickford Workshop
  • 2023
    Lady Jellyfish

    Lady Jellyfish

    Lady Jellyfish

    52023HD

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

    Lady Jellyfish
  • 2020
    Enemy

    Enemy

    Enemy

    02020HD

    A young boy is pursued by a mysterious threat.

    Enemy
  • 2025
    THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY

    THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY

    THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY

    92025HD

    A culmination of experiences from growing up in Georgia...

    THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY
  • 2013
    Wolfsong

    Wolfsong

    Wolfsong

    42013HD

    A mother wolf breaks into a hunter's den and takes back her cub, only to find it a motionless trophy. She sings a lullaby hoping that the cub would fi...

    Wolfsong
  • 1989
    Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

    61989HD

    This short is about a purple dinosaur named Sigmund, who likes to bounce on top of trees. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

    Palm Springs
  • 2025
    Paws and Tail

    Paws and Tail

    Paws and Tail

    02025HD

    A spider lady takes her pug child for a walk.

    Paws and Tail
  • 2015
    Going Through the Motions

    Going Through the Motions

    Going Through the Motions

    02015HD

    Gym class can be tough. Someone is bound to lose an eye.

    Going Through the Motions
  • 1974
    Good Old-Fashioned Cartoon Violence

    Good Old-Fashioned Cartoon Violence

    Good Old-Fashioned Cartoon Violence

    01974HD

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

    Good Old-Fashioned Cartoon Violence
  • 2025
    Low Spirits

    Low Spirits

    Low Spirits

    62025HD

    An affectionate cat tries to cheer up their owner one last time.

    Low Spirits
  • 2016
    Giraffe Soup

    Giraffe Soup

    Giraffe Soup

    92016HD

    A lively roundelay of colourful food.

    Giraffe Soup
  • 2025
    FLEDGELINGS

    FLEDGELINGS

    FLEDGELINGS

    02025HD

    Four feathered childhood friends bond over their shared obsession with dinosaurs. One day, the pressures of growing up threaten to tear them apart.

    FLEDGELINGS
  • 2022
    Blast Off

    Blast Off

    Blast Off

    02022HD

    When aliens attack Lev's spaceship, Lev realizes the only way to survive is to work together with her good-for-nothing roommate.

    Blast Off
  • 2020
    Jumping Moments

    Jumping Moments

    Jumping Moments

    02020HD

    A physical space in a film is always frozen within a small fragment of time - a frame. The artist dynamically explores each space as the frames become...

    Jumping Moments
  • 2021
    Dinner

    Dinner

    Dinner

    02021HD

    What are one week films? They're an assignment we do our first week back at CalArts, designed to dust off cobwebs by throwing us straight into the dee...

    Dinner
  • 2025
    Why Are You Like This?

    Why Are You Like This?

    Why Are You Like This?

    02025HD

    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...

    Why Are You Like This?
  • 2021
    Bind

    Bind

    Bind

    02021HD

    A teenage girl has to come to terms with her father whose fear and helplessness manifest in a need for control under the guise of for-your-own-good to...

    Bind