CalArts Movie Trailers
Most Popular CalArts Trailers
Total trailers found: 385
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 Box Man Trailer (2002)
13 November 2002
A man reacts with violence when a pair of eyes spy on him from inside a cardboard box.
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.
Child Proof Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
A sickly elephant father struggles to open a jar of aspirin.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Ten Skies Trailer (2004)
21 November 2004
An experimental film portraying different skies in very long takes.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Mitosis Trailer (2020)
24 December 2020
Not to be confused with the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell. This year's theme was "baby."
After School Trailer (2019)
06 May 2019
After school, children should go home. However, sometimes new meetings and unexpected friendships change all plans.
Pickles for Nickels Trailer (2010)
01 May 2010
A cardboard world where monkeys steal pickles and buildings change themselves. The film is a visualization of the city's rapidly changing neighborhoods, that still hold charm in the shop keepers and street musicians.
Always with you Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
An aviator embarks on a wonderful journey in the sky.
Flesh Flows Trailer (1974)
01 September 1974
“[T]he sense of moving forward [in space or time] alternates with a sense of expansion and contraction, as the finished cycle [of movement] returns to itself and rushes to catch up with its successor.
Campsite Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
A film about camping, cooking, music, and family. And lizards. Lots of lizards.
MidWest Trailer (2020)
14 June 2020
A dog faithfully waits for its master to return to the condemned house that it calls home.
Raccoon and the Light Trailer (2018)
01 June 2018
During its nearly four-minutes' running time, Raccoon and the Light follows the curious critter playing with the flashlight as he explores a dark forest.
Good Old-Fashioned Cartoon Violence Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
A cartoon character falls victim to various traditional pratfalls for no particular reason.
Operago Trailer (2022)
05 May 2022
Phantom hunter duo Brio and Drusilla clash with an Opera singer from another realm.
Lift You Up Trailer (2022)
05 May 2022
A music video about a robot that falls in love with an astronaut and spends his life with her trying to win her heart after they strand on a strange planet.
Bruce Bickford Workshop Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
The result of a workshop at Calarts in January 2007 with Bruce Bickford, animator for many of Frank Zappa's films, including Baby Snakes.
Losing to Alexis Lee Trailer (2020)
22 June 2020
Alexis Lee is the star of the track team. She's fast, she's a heartbreak, and she's so, so pretty... Sunny must beat her at all costs.
Can We Be Happy Now Trailer (2012)
01 May 2012
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.
