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Browse 74 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
Alex uses dance to try find her place between hearing and deaf.
Apr 2019
In a near future in a world deprived of closeness of each other through technological communication advancements, a small boy full of curiosity and need to learn the world that surrounds him goes on a journey to learn the value of interpersonal communication through
Apr 2017
A Florida crop-duster gets more than he bargained for when he fishes a case of vials out of the swamp.
Jan 2015
A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.
Mar 2015
Directed by Kyle Clark.
Jan 1998
Forced into dangerous circumstances due to her father’s past actions, Maebelle Anders must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her father.
Dec 2016
A man arrives at a TV studio to interview for a managerial position, only to find mysterious videotape reels who seem to have a life of their own.
Jan 1975
The world is about to be swallowed by a black hole. Meteorites fall from the sky, ocean waves take on enormous new heights, and chaos abounds in city streets as people confront their looming demise. The world turns to wealthy entrepreneur, Rob Bilford, whose “Escape Lottery” offers the only chance at continuing the human legacy.
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
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
Zach's life is upended when performance anxiety in bed leads to a life-shattering accusation: his girlfriend says she thinks he's gay, and Zach wonders if she's right.
Jul 2019
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
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
An ex-soldier encounters many dangers in the small town he lives in.
Jun 1973
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
Lois Ambro has just received some terrible news. The body of her husband, Matin, has been found in the Los Angeles River. She is about to receive some even more startling news! The detectives are at a loss to explain it. The medical examiner has never seen anything like it. The Ambro family has no idea what has happened, how it happened, who did it, or why, and are haunted by the prospect of a murder yet to come! The police may know how Marty died, Lois may know how Marty lived, but there's something you don't know about Martin David Ambro...
Jun 2005
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.
May 2020
A dull office worker transforms into a costumed peeping tom at night.
Dec 1969
U.S. Ambassador Henry Morgenthau risks his job and his reputation by leaking memos to the New York Times and becoming the first whistleblower of the Armenian Genocide. (Based on "Ambassador Morgenthau's Story" by Henry Morgenthau)
May 2019