Lady and the Lamp

Lady and the Lamp 1979

5.63

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

1979

Sister

Sister 2018

7.30

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?

2018

Boys

Boys 2016

6.70

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

2016

The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia

The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia 2019

8.90

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.

2019

The Twins

The Twins 2022

7.80

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

2022

There's a Man in the Woods

There's a Man in the Woods 2014

8.20

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

2014

Nitemare

Nitemare 1980

6.20

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

1980

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown 1986

5.30

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.

1986

Winter

Winter 1988

6.10

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.

1988

Palm Springs

Palm Springs 1989

5.88

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.

1989

Vandals

Vandals 2016

1

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

2016

Fun With Father

Fun With Father 1983

5.50

A kitten helps his father defeat a pack of marshmallows.

1983

Somewhere in the Arctic...

Somewhere in the Arctic... 1986

5.60

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

1986

My White Baby

My White Baby 2009

9.00

Me Broni Ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in Kumasi, Ghana. The tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa is evoked through images of women practicing hair braiding on discarded white baby dolls from the West. The film unfolds through a series of vignettes, set against a child's story of migrating from Ghana to the United States. The film uncovers the meaning behind the Akan term of endearment, me broni ba, which means “my white baby.”

2009

Observational Hazard

Observational Hazard 1984

1

Bill Kopp's Student Academy Award-winning animated short film from Calarts, 1984

1984

Skin Matrix

Skin Matrix 1984

1

Emshwiller writes that the visually complex and densely textured Skin Matrix is a "video tapestry... a layering of different manifestations of energy: electronic (light, video, computer), inorganic (dunes, rocks, mud), organic (wood, plants), human (skin, hair), individual (faces, eyes), imagination (sculpture, robot)." His intricate electronic transformations of tactile surfaces, landscapes and human faces signify a metaphysical process that simultaneously masks and reveals; he achieves an uncanny spatial illusion of depth through layering and movement. Creating sophisticated image patterns and structures with the simple Bally Arcade computer (used for playing video games), Emshwiller weaves together the lush textures and kinetic energy of the organic and the technological.

1984

For Sock's Sake

For Sock's Sake 2008

7.00

Stop-motion animated short produced as a film student graduation project at the Gobelins Animation School of Paris by Carlo Vogele, class of 2008, leading to a career as a character animator at Pixar. It was selected as the winner of the Best Graduation Film award the following year at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

2008

Waiting

Waiting 2019

1

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

2019

The Possum

The Possum 2006

1

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

2006

Can We Be Happy Now

Can We Be Happy Now 2012

1

A man in a grey, drab world is awakened to the beauty and happiness of the real world around him, as the spirits of nature take him on an adventure.

2012