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Browse 78 movies from University of Southern California
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
Mar 1974
A lonely man falls in love with his ChatGPT companion, challenging the boundaries of love and what it means to be human.
Jan 2026
In this supernatural mystery, The Grudge meets Saw, an amnesiac girl wakes up in what appears to be an abandoned jail, where she is haunted by spirits who want to torture her.
Jul 2015
Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy before Kalani, a 10-year-old patient is exiled into the leper colony of Molokai.
May 2020
Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.
Feb 2002
A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.
Mar 2015
In an underground city in a dystopian future, the protagonist, whose name is "THX 1138 4EB", is shown running through passageways and enclosed spaces. It is soon discovered that THX is escaping his community. The government uses computers and cameras to track down THX and attempt to stop him; however, they fail. He escapes by breaking through a door and runs off into the sunset. The government sends their condolences to YYO 7117, THX's mate, claiming that THX has destroyed himself. Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138 4EB is a 1967 science fiction short film written and directed by George Lucas while he attended the University of Southern California's film school.
Aug 1967
In a world where every single person is a clown, a mime escapes a cabin massacre and must find his voice to save the girl of his dreams.
When Sofia gets her first period, Lucas sets out to secure the feminine products she needs, confronting many harsh realities along the way.
Dec 2018
Alex uses dance to try find her place between hearing and deaf.
Apr 2019
Out and proud Cody still has some feelings for her ex-girlfriend Heather in this fresh, intimate drama. Unfortunately, Heather doesn’t want to leave her husband and Cody’s current squeeze Jessica has had enough.
Apr 2007
In a corporate world void of human interaction, Ennis has lost her ability to relate to others. When the company fires her and forces her into a crowded tenement building, Ennis must overcome her fear of human connection to begin again.
Jan 2018
Look at Life is a short student film by George Lucas, produced for a course in animation while Lucas was a film student at USC Film School. The film's running time of exactly one minute was required by the course. This was the first film made by George Lucas and was heavily influenced by Canadian filmmaker Arthur Lipsett.
Jan 1965
After a loved one's tragic death, Stefani uses Morse Code to speak with The Beyond. In her search for answers, she inadvertently discovers questions far more dangerous
Jul 2022
A day at school turns volatile when a traumatized student and a new inner-city teacher inadvertently go head to head.
Oct 2014
George Lucas's senior project at the University of Southern California in 1966. It was named for the lap time of the Lotus 23 race car that was the subject of the film. It is a nonstory visual tone poem depicting the imagery of a car going at full speed, and featuring the car's engine as the primary sound element. Shot on 16mm color film with a 14 man student crew, it was filmed at Willow Springs Raceway, north of Los Angeles, CA. The Lotus 23 was driven by Pete Brock.
Jan 1966
When a college student goes to his first hook-up with a mysterious older man, he must determine if his anxieties point to a darker truth about his host for the night.
Jun 2018
An ex-soldier encounters many dangers in the small town he lives in.
Jun 1973
Eleven-year-old Amelia is getting bullied at school. Trying to regain a sense of power, she steals possessions from classmates which she hides in a closet. When she gets caught, Amelia learns that true strength lies not in secrets or revenge, but in daring to face confrontation.
May 2016
Watching the love of his life dying out of a terminal and painful illness, Mike slowly grows to make a decision to end her suffering.
Feb 2016