CalArts Movie Trailers
Most Popular CalArts Trailers
Total trailers found: 397
Boys Trailer (2016)
28 October 2016
At a summer sleepover, two best friends realize they may be connected by more than just friendship.
A Birthday Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
Emma, a lonely old woman, reminisces of one of her childhood birthday parties.
Dear Janice Trailer (1972)
01 September 1972
Beckett cycles through a limited number of drawings, but adds new information to each drawing every time we see it, giving the sense of a world that is infinitely rich and also obviously contained tightly within the edges of the paper.
Paws Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
A housecat attempts to eat what he doesn't suspect is a piranha.
Lady and the Lamp Trailer (1979)
18 June 1979
A lamp causes a ruckus in the shop while the shopkeeper is away.
The ErlKing Trailer (2003)
16 January 2003
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.
FIGHTER Trailer (2025)
26 September 2025
A girl who’s tired of life finds refuge and passion within the gaming world. However, her will to fight only extends to her VR boxing matches, rather than the outside world.
Leftover Pasta Trailer (2025)
04 May 2025
Caleb is trapped in a video game!! Can Frankie get him out?
Stones Trailer (2025)
28 April 2025
Losing someone is such a one and only pain, and yet is it one of the most universal. A life is so vast and yet so small, and there is comfort in that realisation.
MOTOR GIRL Trailer (2025)
02 May 2025
In the glamorous, male-dominated world of motorsport, racecar driver Mia de Milo stands as the sole female competitor.
Child Proof Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
A sickly elephant father struggles to open a jar of aspirin.
Bike Film Trailer (2024)
22 September 2024
An argument breaks out when three school friends take an adventurous shortcut on their way home.
Let's Eat! Trailer (2023)
23 April 2023
What's a party without dessert? A young boy races to fetch dessert for the party before his older sister, leading to a race for their mother’s approval.
Palm Springs Trailer (1989)
31 December 1989
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.
The Twins Trailer (2022)
29 April 2022
Twins Lake and Lucas hate each others’ guts. One day after school, their sibling rivalry gets out of hand.
Mr. Carefree Butterfly Trailer (2017)
15 May 2017
A carefree millennial Helps his friend to move into the suburbs.
Bottom Feeders Trailer (2014)
12 August 2014
Bottom Feeders offers a glimpse into an imagined ecosystem generated from stream of consciousness doodlings.
Al Tudi Tuhak Trailer (1999)
01 May 1999
The film, Al Tudi Tuhak, is a creation story inspired by the art and mythology of the Northwest coast people.
Wolfsong Trailer (2013)
01 May 2013
A mother wolf breaks into a hunter's den and takes back her cub, only to find it a motionless trophy.
Sister Trailer (2018)
15 June 2018
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?
Opera Trailer (2022)
06 November 2022
A Peking Opera troupe performs at North America for the first time. Xutian, Maomao, and Chengyuan have different feelings about their upcoming performance.
Ten Skies Trailer (2004)
21 November 2004
An experimental film portraying different skies in very long takes.
Mind Over Monster Trailer (2012)
16 May 2012
A flesh-rotting zombie leads a support group for down and out monsters. Made at CalArts 2010.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Trailer (2026)
29 April 2026
A catholic school student gets pregnant and her lies to cover it up spiral out of control.
Somewhere in the Arctic... Trailer (1986)
25 June 1986
A polar bear is hunted by Eskimos. But suddenly the hunt gets interrupted. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
For Sale Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
A hapless customer purchases Whatever You Want Land, a place that can be anything he wants with the snap of a finger.
But Nothing Ever Happens Trailer (2026)
10 June 2026
Sisters Mia and Jordan respectively watch TV and go to work.
The Sugar Bugs Trailer (2013)
28 April 2013
The captain of sugar bugs does whatever he can to save his family and his kingdom from the merciless storm.
VINTERFINT Trailer (2024)
01 May 2024
A free-falling take on expendable Ikea furniture, space consumption, and furniture names.
Animation Diary Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Drawing Pictures of all sizes, shapes and black and white contort and reshape themselves to a cricket sounds.
My White Baby Trailer (2009)
19 February 2009
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.
Winter Trailer (1988)
19 June 1988
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.
Black Sheep Boy Trailer (2020)
21 February 2020
In a world which resembles a computer game from bygone times, an unloved boy embarks upon a search for answers to the essential questions: How does one become happy in life?
Burger Boss Trailer (2018)
26 April 2018
The proprietress of a burger joint is retiring and her children must compete to see who is worthy of taking her place.
No Neck Joe Trailer (1991)
10 March 1991
No Neck Joe is a kid whose torso and head are one piece. Five vignettes document the travails and triumphs of having no neck.
At the Zoo Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
The animals at the zoo are fed up with thier treatment and have dicided to take matters into thier own hands.
Skin Matrix Trailer (1984)
05 May 1984
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).
Little Darlin' Trailer (1977)
01 January 1977
Two motorcycle-riding suitors square off in this hand-drawn retro tale of love and machismo. With its highly stylized characters and wonderful Looney Tunes sensibility, this piece presents a funny and jaundiced look at romance.
This Actually Happens a Lot Trailer (2013)
09 May 2013
When a girl at a party confronts a guy about his social anxiety, he starts to float in the air.
Dinner Trailer (2021)
22 September 2021
What are one week films? They're an assignment we do our first week back at CalArts, designed to dust off cobwebs by throwing us straight into the deep end.
Beardiful Tone Trailer (2023)
16 March 2023
I created a film with my real beard and mustache. Feel the energy and harmony of my hair!!!
2 in the AM PM Trailer (2006)
26 April 2006
Two store clerks slacking off at work (at a gas station) on Halloween go on an acid trip.
Zoologic Trailer (2007)
12 October 2007
A penguin and a gorilla team up to lead the other animals in revolt against a zookeeper who just won't leave them alone in American director Nicole Mitchell's comedic short film.
Memories of a Stranger Trailer (2020)
19 September 2020
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.
Intermittent Delight Trailer (2007)
19 September 2007
Intermittent Delight juxtaposes close-ups of batik textiles, fashion and design from the 1950s and 1960s, images of men weaving and women sewing in Ghana, and fragments of a Westinghouse 1960s commercial- aimed to instruct women on the how-to of refrigerator decoration.
Wolf and Cub Trailer (2021)
05 December 2021
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.
Bowl, Garden, Theatre, Marble Game Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
An animated short consisting of 4 segments: bowl, garden, theatre, marble game. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Harvard Film Archive in 2015.
Kaleidoscoping Trailer (2019)
22 August 2019
Water as a cleansing, invigorating, distortional, and transitional space.
Taku & Mama Trailer (2019)
10 May 2019
A story about a boy, born with a strange appearance, and his busy mother.
