CalArts

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

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

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

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.

Ten shots of skies.

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.

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

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.

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 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?

An animated documentary film

The animals at the zoo are fed up with thier treatment and have dicided to take matters into thier own hands.

Music: Carl Stone. Colored pen-and-ink drawings, like topological maps of biomorphic objects, grow and evolve from the red star. Once the master image is formed, this continuously throbbing, pulsating sight is used to ring changes based on years of optical work. Music and picture work together to create a mood of ecstatic tranquility. The bright colors, beautiful music, surprise at the end, etc. make this a good film for young children. Awards: Sinking Creek Film & Video Festival, 1973; Washington National Student Film Festival, 1974; Brooklyn Independent Filmmakers Exposition, 1974; Vanguard Int'l Competition of Electronic Music for Film, 1974; Humboldt Film Festival, 1974. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with iotaCenter and National Film Preservation Foundation in 2007.

Video art by Vibeke Sorensen made at Calarts in 1989

A hapless customer purchases Whatever You Want Land, a place that can be anything he wants with the snap of a finger.

A housecat attempts to eat what he doesn't suspect is a piranha.

A kitten helps his father defeat a pack of marshmallows.