CalArts Popular Movie

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

Genre: Animation

Cast: Jack Hannah

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

Genre: Animation

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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...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Bingyang Liu

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

Genre: Animation

Cast: Michael Ho

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

Genre: Animation

Cast: Rebecca Chiara Marano

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.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Pete Docter

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

Genre: Animation

Cast: Constance Zimmer

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

Genre: Drama

Cast: Wyatt Griswold

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...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Etienne Badillo

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

Genre: Animation

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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...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Pete Docter

During its nearly four-minutes' running time, Raccoon and the Light follows the curious critter playing with the flashlight as he explores a dark...

Genre: Animation

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Emshwiller writes that the visually complex and densely textured Skin Matrix is a "video tapestry... a layering of different manifestations of...

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

Genre: Animation

Cast: Rich Moore

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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Haein Michelle Heo

A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return a forgotten lunch. Written by and dedicated to the late Marvin "Stro" Bynoe.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Livingston Scott Bynoe

An overworked pianist fights to stay awake and celebrate the new year with his boyfriend.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Hao Feng

An animated documentary featuring crayon hand-drawn birds and real-life biologists working to protect a snowy plover nesting site in Mexico.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Carlos Contreras Terrazas

a short film

Genre: Animation

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Set in an abstraction of 1970s London, Amaranthine tells a tale of punks, betrayal and revenge.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Annie Laurie Daniel