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Browse 44 movies from Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
After stumbling upon a surreal scene of a Wolf eating his birthday cake, a troubled boy finds himself stuck in a desperate struggle trying to convince his skeptical friend of what he just saw. When his friend refuses to believe him, the situation gets dramatically worse as worlds unravel and true human nature is revealed.
Jul 2025
A heartfelt tale about a man and his best friend, a rock.
Sep 2022
A young adoptee has an unplanned pregnancy and must decide between dropping her dreams for her life after college and future career to raise the child, or saying goodbye to her only known kin before she's even given them a chance.
Feb 2021
A drama about Gavin, a recovering alcoholic, who ends up in a strangely familiar bar.
Jan 2009
A young woman travels to reunite with her lover, only to discover that her romantic getaway location is not as innocent as it seems.
May 2023
Johannesburg, 1985. A young black nurse living in apartheid South Africa must face her worst fears when her activist younger brother doesn't return after school. Inspired by a true story.
Sep 2021
In the midst of California's coastal redwood region, Green Diamond Resource Company continues to clearcut redwood forests, devastating habitats and leaving scars across the land. Farmer, a direct action environmental activist in his late 20s, decides to tree-sit in the McKay Tract -- a 60-acre grove of ancient redwoods that is home to spotted owls, deer, flying squirrels, and countless other life forms.
May 2011
After refusing to take off his T-shirt in front of his girlfriend, Benjamin, an overweight man, must face his own insecurities.
Mar 2021
The morals of two sisters clash when one of them runs into trouble with the law.
May 2019
Three inmates awaken confused and shackled inside the dystopian super-prison Cybolica.
Oct 2019
When Hanna Su's mom kicks her out of the house after she drops out of college, Hanna moves into her car and in an act of defiance parks it on the public side of the street across from her family home.
Dec 2018
A rookie filmmaker on a TV production set tries to survive a constraining environment where people don't respect her boundaries. During the wrap party, she begins to process what she experienced.
Nov 2021
Max is spending his summer on campus. A lonely place in maintenance. His best friend Taylor comes back from Europe and their relationship takes a new turn.
Oct 2017
When Halloween enthusiasts JESS and ZACH BRYER move into their new home, they focus their attention on transforming it into a spectacular haunted house as per their family tradition. As they continue to move in, Jess begins to notice odd disturbances regarding a family photo that came with the house. This culminates in the revelation that a pair of ghosts, ROBERT and MARGE occupy the residence. Though the ghosts clearly dislike the new occupants, Jess and Zach take this as a good omen. Jess and Zach beg the ghosts to help haunt their haunted house to which Robert and Marge take even more offense, and refuse the offer. Through trial and error, the humans attempt to scare the ghosts into helping them, though nothing works. At her breaking point, Jess destroys the ghost's picture frame, leading them into a fit of rage in which they resort to their supernatural powers. Impressed by their abilities, the humans flatter the ghosts into working with them, and the haunted house is a success.
May 2022
How do three brothers change when their parents inexplicably disappear?
Apr 2019
Despite their opposing worlds, the Sun and Moon attempt to bridge the gap between them.
Indian boy Karan recently gets a white stepsister, Lily, when their lesbian moms move together. Karan does not get along with Lily nor with this whole new family idea. As he desperately needs to blend in with peers at this upcoming party tonight, Lily gets her first period. Karan is forced to deal with it while his hard-earned new friend impatiently waiting.
Dec 2019
A young woman moves in with her girlfriend but is haunted by the memories of a past relationship;
Dec 2022
Cuban drummer Elvis García reflects on his journey from Havana to Miami, struggling to make his way in the American city as a professional musician.
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A pair of hit men receive an unexpected surprise when they're hired to kill a young boy in a rural town.
Jan 2006