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Browse 42 movies from Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Two musical stars from the golden age of Hollywood get a second chance at rekindling their love in the modern world.
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A short film about a woman with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) who prepares for a date. Initially screened for the System Speak Community, a private community of people with DID and other Dissociative conditions. It has been acclaimed for its realistic and positive portrayal of someone living with DID.
Feb 2022
A solitary dish washing robot living out his life in the back room of a restaurant is enlightened to the world that exists beyond his four walls, with the help of a small friend he breaks free of confinement to pursue his dream of exploration.
Aug 2015
When struggling voice actress, Gloria, discovers her agent failed to tell her that her claim-to-fame cartoon is being remade, she sets her sights on reprising her role as the famous BioBoy.
Feb 2018
A woman's senile husband predicts her daughter's death. Based on the Stephen King story of the same name.
Dec 2015
A witch gets less than she bargains for when she tries to summon Satan on her ex-boyfriend. An occult comedy.
May 2021
A man finds out that his wife is going to meet her new lover and it drives him crazy.
May 2012
A young woman moves in with her girlfriend but is haunted by the memories of a past relationship;
Dec 2022
On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Shylo Song must decide whether she, her younger sister, and their grandmother should leave their childhood home in the midst of a disastrous drought.
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
Of You, as in I Am of You chronicles the complex love story of a mother and daughter shifting back and forth over the course of 25 years, and explores their spiritual connection and detachment. This film is an intimate, nuanced look at how a relationship ages and evolves; how it bends but does not break.
Aug 2021
A drama about Gavin, a recovering alcoholic, who ends up in a strangely familiar bar.
Jan 2009
After being tricked by her grandmother, a promising college musician turns to medical cannibalism to overcome her chronic lung condition.
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
A pair of hit men receive an unexpected surprise when they're hired to kill a young boy in a rural town.
Jan 2006
Hop, a wanna-be-alpha bunny, and his timid son, Juniper, struggle to see eye to eye on their first hunting trip together, as Hop expects his son to take on a role that so clearly goes against his nature.
May 2023
A heartfelt tale about a man and his best friend, a rock.
Sep 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.
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
Three inmates awaken confused and shackled inside the dystopian super-prison Cybolica.
Oct 2019