CalArts

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

Video art by Vibeke Sorensen made at Calarts in 1989

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?

Ten shots of skies.

A child, who is afraid, of the dark forms a unique relationship with the objects that once frightened him.

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

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.

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

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.

A persistent possum's efforts to steal an apple from a greedy orchard owner.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

A man reacts with violence when a pair of eyes spy on him from inside a cardboard box.

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