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Divine Play (Preview)

Six short films from California students at USC, LMU, CalArts and Biola.

09/24/2025 | Expires 11/01/2025 | Rating NR

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Divine Play (Preview)

Preview: Season 26 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Six short films from California students at USC, LMU, CalArts and Biola.

A snail recounts lost love in USC short “Lovebugs.” Inspired by her grandmother's tradition, a lonely woman throws a party in “The Feast of Magical Small Things” from LMU. A culinary big bang erupts in CalArts animation “Soup!” After her brother's disappearance, a woman is transported to a magical land in “NOD” from Biola, followed by CalArts animated shorts “LAKAY” and “Lucky Penny.”

09/24/2025 | Expires 11/01/2025 | Rating NR

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The Feast of Magical Small Things

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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 13m 41s | Woman revives her grandma’s tradition with a magical feast. (Marissa Chabria and Sarah Frasco/LMU) (13m 41s)

LAKAY

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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 3m 43s | A girl dreams of her homeland and learns her roots with a stranger. (Amarise DeFranco/CalArts) (3m 43s)

Lovebugs

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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 11m 10s | A snail invites you to read his upcoming autobiography. (Teddy Alvarez-Nissen/USC) (11m 10s)

Lucky Penny

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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 2m 14s | A lost coin returns to its owner. (Jaimi Qiu/CalArts) (2m 14s)

NOD (Preview)

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Preview: S26 Ep1 | 39s | Ella Grimm enters a mystical cottage and is whisked to the Land of Nod. (Tristan Baumgardner/Biola) (39s)

Soup!

Clip: S26 Ep1 | 2m 36s | God makes a soup of (somewhat) intelligent life. Existential chaos ensues. (Ava Azarmi/CalArts) (2m 36s)

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