CalArts

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?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Sam is a vagabond who wanders through the city; trapped by a strong sense of inadequacy, he will meet various characters in a semi-surreal journey. Inspired by "Notes from the Underground" written by Fedor Dostoevskij.

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

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

A Cal Arts stop motion short in praise of good oral hygiene.

A young gay couple enjoy a simple date at the aquarium.

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

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

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

California Institute of the Arts student Madeline Sharafian created 'Omelette', an animated short film that centers on making food for someone you love. The short features a little dog and an overworked owner who can barely cook himself an omelette.

A kitten helps his father defeat a pack of marshmallows.

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert. The moving images, resembling woodcuts, capture the haunting, nightmarish quality of the tale of the ErlKing who steals and kills a little boy.

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