CalArts

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

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?

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.

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.

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

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

Visions of a flower valley, saturated with the intoxicating colours of dreams gone by.

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

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

"Fame" was used as the soundtrack of an animated music video of the same title, directed by Richard Jefferies and Mark Kirkland while students at California Institute of the Arts. The film, released in 1975, went on to win the Student Academy Award for animation and aired on NBC's The Midnight Special.

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

In a war torn, industrialised, post apocalyptic city, a mysterious woman meets a young girl in an encounter that will change both thier lives forever.

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

Ten shots of skies.

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

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

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

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

A band of friends try to jam out their song in the garage, hijinks ensue before they can do so.