dA CENTER FOR THE ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS: SMOGDANCE ’05--The Seventh Annual Inland Empire Film Festival

Galileo Hall @ Harvey Mudd College, 301 E 12th Street, Claremont, CA 91711.

Friday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. - Saturday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. - Sunday, January 23 at 5:00 p.m.

THE FILM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

FRIDAY SHEDULE:

Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher (Animated/Alexander Woo, 11 min.), Battling evil, Rex Steele emerges as the new American hero.

Granted (Comedy/Dan Eckman, 7 min.), A satirical view of the challenges filmmakers face with respect to funding their project.

Dino Adino (Open/Amir Motlagh, 15 min.), A short character study about the conflicted nature of a young man caught in a routine of self-destruction.

The Adventures of Hank and Hip Hop:That’s my cookie (Animated/Charles Shepherd and John A Bushfield, 12 min.), Zany tale about a pair of hungry bugs.

The Photographer (Open/Moonsik Chung, 16 min.), A young man in search of his past.

INTERMISSION

The Predator's Return (Open/Jerald Fine, 14 min.), The past sometimes comes back to haunt the haunted.

Breathing (Open/Jean Strauss, 15 min.), Documentary about a musician turned teacher due to circumstances beyond his control.

Fault (Open/Justin Swibel, 15 min.), Intense portrait of how abusive relationships can impact a child's life.

Just Say It: A Revolution in the Making (Open/Jessica Dorfman and Jennifer Gilomen, 36 min.); A strong voice for peace.

Marco Solo (Comedy/Adrian Bosich, 9 min.); Armed with a vivid imagination, a 9-year old fights for his own space at home.

SATURDAY SHEDULE:

Past Whispers (Animated/Brett Rutland, 9 min.), Hand-drawn animation by a local filmmaker.

Tahara (Open/Sara Rashad, 18 min.), A mother struggles to overcome the pressure to abide by cultural traditions.

The Ends of the Alphabet (Comedy/Eric Kurland, 9 min.), Jackson Abbott is a hard-boiled detective in 1953 Los Angeles...

Out and About (Comedy/John Jameson, 12 min.), Drama ensues as a young couple must decide which video to bring home.

Spare Change (Open/Steve Hanson, 20 min.), An old school chum visits a father as he struggles with family issues.

Rent-A-Person (Comedy/Kurt Kuenne, 12 min.), A romantic musical comedy about a Men's Room Attendant.

INTERMISSION

Exhibit 42 (Comedy/Glenn Komsky, 12 min.), Rule one at any art gallery is "Do not touch the artwork!"

Love: The Movie (Comedy/Adam Bertocci, 9 min.), Instructions on relationship do's and don'ts.

Futile (Open/Kristina Jessica Doyle, 9 min.), Eerie visual images as a man comes to terms with an accident that claimed a young woman's life.

Jelly Pilgrim (Animated/Rich Reader, 4 min.), Spirits summoned their creations to celebrate life, but the quest goes haywire until a jellyfish attains enlightenment.

Commentary:On (Comedy/Rob Lindsay & Rudolph Mammitzsch, 9 min.), A comedic look at a man who deals with the fact that he can not escape his past.

Lift (Open/Hughes Dalton & Jeff Garton, 35 min.), Love from a distance can have a great magnetic quality.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

The Commute (Comedy/Jean Strauss, 2 min.), A portrait of one woman's commute from beginning...to end.

Vacancy (Open/Steve Hosford, 52 min.), At odds with his living conditions, a 10-year old boy works hard at fending off his loneliness.

Blue Rain (Animated/HsinPing Pan, 9 min.), This is the story about a brave spirt who saves a crying girl and a flooded city.

Broken (Comedy/Paco Farias, 14 min.), Sometimes love hurts...really, really hurts.

INTERMISSION

Y Tu Toaster Tambien (Comedy/Jon Strauss and Conor McGuire, 18 min.), A man confronts the one who has stolen his love.

Flowers from the Heartland (Open/Peter Daulton, 25 min.), A documentary about people around the country voicing support by way of sending flowers to the couples of same-sex marriages.

Judgement Call (Comedy/Robert Budreau, 13 min.), As three major league umpires prepare for the first day of spring training, they debate their roles and the value of America's past time.

The Triumvirate (Open/Jean Straus, 2 min.); Three generations converge...for the first time.

Groomed (Comedy/Joseph Raso, 19 min.), Two friends vow to maintain their bachelorhood, but are afraid of ending up alone...

Special Thanks to Harvey Mudd College and the City of Pomona Cultural Arts Commission