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Browse 67 movies from Biola University
A pensive 11-year-old girl challenges the status quo with a group of misfit friends while attending a religious summer camp.
Sep 2017
Two friends rekindle their connections after years apart.
Jan 2023
A drug-addicted alcoholic shaves his head, yells at his housemate, gets fired, and ODs. It's a comedy.
Apr 2020
An emerging actor’s big break lands when she’s cast on a 1950s sitcom. Her excitement gives way to dread when she realizes that her director is a fastidious AI that demands perfection – but is unable to articulate what it’s looking for in a performance. Cory Williamson has created a surrealistic, subversive and ultimately nightmarish film that manages to disturb as strongly as it engages.
Dec 2020
Cicada is the story of Jumpei-- a man who loses sight of his progeny when he finds out he is infertile, but then is given the gift of clairvoyance and begins to see glimpses of the future. These glimpses lead him to a series of cicada shells, which become symbolic of his desire to shed his old self. Though his lineage ends with himself, Jumpei starts anew as a father-figure to his sister's young son.
May 2014
A male #metoo story set in the classical music world.
Oct 2020
In a night to remember, a wallflower of a girl must get back her stolen birthday present.
Apr 2019
Rohan, a young man, returns home to a bustling household in preparation for his birthday party. As the family gets caught up in the chaos of the occasion, tensions rise and arguments erupt. Feeling overwhelmed, Rohan seeks refuge in his room, only to find himself transported to a parallel universe. Here he meets Zoneout, a formidable entity who provides him with valuable insights into his predicament.
Sep 2023
A young man with trust issues goes on a date with a very supportive young woman.
Two girls take justice into their own hands after friends and counselors brush aside their accusations of sexual assault.
Oct 2021
A college student struggles with social anxiety at a party and attempts to fit in by changing her clothes and personality to fit different groups of peers.
Jan 2019
Upon inheriting a mystical cottage on the anniversary of her brother’s fateful disappearance, Ella Grimm must learn to believe in make-believe when she finds herself magically whisked away to the Land of Nod.
Dec 2024
Told through the eyes of her little brother, 17 year old Autumn struggles to heal from an eating disorder.
Jul 2021
A making-of documentary for the short film Ever-Flowing, directed by Lauren Good. Crafted as a love letter from the entire crew to their director.
Dec 2022
A man, devastated by the death of his daughter, attempts to recreate her likeness no matter the consequences.
A young girl discovers a new way to see and experience the world.
Feb 2018
Naomi An, an artist turned psychology student, struggles with nonfeeling and processes her past so she can find herself anew.
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Two brains in jars exist exclusively in a game of PONG, oblivious to the world falling apart outside of their computer.
Feb 2024
A violin student wrestles with her motivations for studying what she loves.
May 2018
In this surrealist vignette-based film, a goldfish makes conversation with various objects. A TV becomes a writer, a triangle learns it is not a hexagon, and a goldfish sees themself without an audience. // \ / \ \\ \ / \ / /\/ /// \ / \ \\ \ / \ / /\/ /// \ / \ \\ \ / \ / /\/ /
Mar 2021