dA CENTER FOR THE ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS: SMOGDANCE ’07--The 9th Annual Pomona Valley Film Festival

Galileo Hall @ Harvey Mudd College, 260 E Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711.

Friday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 28 at 5:00 p.m.

THE FILM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

FRIDAY SHEDULE:

Ballun (Animated/Hoge, 9 min.) Eerie wanderings of a boy who steals away from the comforts of home

CHECKOUT (Comedy/Eckman, 20 min.) Tale of a Ninja grocer

CASUS (Open/Exp/Stadler, 3 min.) Hell hath no fury like the wrath of a woman!

Happy Deathday (Comedy/LaMarque, 14 min.) Two young women ponder how to celebrate a life that ended too soon

Fueling Change (Documentary/Rosenberg-Watt, 24 min.) Alternatives to our dependence on non-renewable oil

10,000 APOLOGIES (Comedy/Wang, 8 min.) An Asian immigrant endeavors to integrate into our diverse culture

And Now a Word from Our Sponsors ... (Comedy/Lorenc, 9 min.) Warning! Product branding infiltration!

INTERMISSION

Captain Incredible (Open/Exp/Mocahbee, 13 min.) A little boy takes family matters into his own hands

Pieces (Open/Exp/Jarvis, 6 min.) A high schooler contemplates his role in life

Spinky and Dimble (Animated/Menefee, 11 min.) Pet Hamster attempts to socialize his companion

All's Fair (Open/Exp/Jibladze, 19 min.) Disturbing and poignant study of the impact of questionable war tactics

ArRuh Ala ArRih-Drifting on the Wind (Open/Exp/Ridha, 5 min.) Visual poem of childhood memories

Clubs (Animated/Larson, 4 min.) Delightful story of unattended golf clubs

Sucker for Shelley (Comedy/Keller, 8 min.) On the surface…he's a really great guy…

A Little Light (Comedy/Zlotucha, 22 min.) Love can overcome almost any obsticle…

SATURDAY SHEDULE:

Sensational City (Animated/Cherkaoui, 3 min.) Sounds of a city expressed with vibrant colors and images

Absolute Zero (Open/Exp/Woodruff, 27 min.) Story of a man who believed himself to death

Gone (Open/Exp/Madden, 3 min.) What legacy NOT to leave for our children…

Puppet (Animated/Smith, 7 min.) Evil alter-ego emerges as a hand puppet

Holding Hands (Documentary/Strauss, 12 min.) A woman's experience with a sibling battling cancer

Jungle Gym (Animated/Badgerow, 4 min.) Fun, bouncy…and very big!

The Detention Teacher (Comedy/Weeks, 25 min.) Learning life lessons whilst doin' time

INTERMISSION

Every 15 Minutes (Open/Exp/Primack/Strauss/McGuire/Rosa, 12 min.) Deeply moving film about the impacts of drunk driving

Perspective (Open/Exp/Day, 23 min.) A young man fights with his conscience in order to put a past relationship into perspective

Crosswalk Man (Animated/Kamentsky, 6 min.) Reflections on a potential pedestrian nightmare…

Who's On First? - The Movie (Comedy/Barr, 5 min.) Quippy mock of a classic miscommunication

Pimp My Casket (Animated/Holder, 3 min.) Instructions on how to go out in style!

INTELLIGENCE (Comedy/Gaylin, 15 min.) Catch 22 in the Persian Gulf…

The Meatrix II (Animated/Hatz, 5 min.) Farm-yard friends explain the benefits of vegetarian cuisine

My Last Confession (Comedy/Finley, 22 min.) Witty musings of a young boy pressured to confide his sins

SUNDAY SHEDULE:

Fork N' Spoon (Animated/Gutt, 2 min.) A tale of utensil love

A Death Sandwich (Comedy/Gurewitch, 38 min.) Camp satire of a film noir detective story

uh-oh: a brief encounter (Animated/Henke, 2 min.) Never leave your keys in the car…er…spaceship!

Eternal High - The Documentary (Open/Exp/Mackie, 15 min.) High school athlete openly discusses his battle with depression

The Silent (Open/Exp/Burt, 28 min.) A young man extends his hand to a struggling immigrant

INTERMISSION

The People who lived under the Sea (Animated/Lalonde, 5 min.) Charming look into a fantasy world of water folk

Darks and Whites (Open/Exp/Ahmed & Steinbuchel, 18 min.) Expressive and experimental study of diversity

The Rise and Fall of Irvine Meadows West (Documentary/Mclendon, 40 min.) Strong reminder that alternative life styles are often under attack

The Spirit Child (Animated/Geller, 8 min.) Poetic reflection of a restless child caught between heaven and earth

Karma Café (Comedy/Kostbar, 10 min.) Coffee tender offers sound advice

Special Thanks to Harvey Mudd College.