dA CENTER FOR THE ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS: SMOGDANCE ’09--The 11th Annual Pomona Valley Film Festival

The newly restored Historic Pomona Fox Theater!

301 S. Garey Avenue, Pomona, CA 91766

Friday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m.

THE FILM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

FRIDAY SCHEDULE:

Pomona Queen (Rodriguez/Animation, 1 min.) - Shameless promo for local brew

Puppets of War (Keller/Animation, 7 min.) - Animation in hyper drive to the lyrics of Offspring

The Constant Process (Hunter/Documentary, 20 min.) - Vision of Community from the perspective of a Gay, Episcopalian, Woman priest

The Re-Bourne Identity (Hendry/Comedy, 7 min.) - Adventures of the lesser known Bourne

Holding Hands (Meyer/Open/Experimental, 15 min.) - Adverse consequences negate a playful prank for an inter-racial couple

Bresson & Adeline (Jarvis/Open/Experimental, 6 min.) - Visual poem of two children who would be

Timmy Wheels (Sandoval/Documentary, 5 min.) - Focus on a ULV student who overcomes his physical challenges

My Brother's Keeper (Richert/Comedy, 16 min.) - Detroit siblings learn the meaning of brotherly love

INTERMISSION

I Saw Her First! (Buchholz/Comedy, 3 min.) - Woman learns not to meddle in her suitor's affairs

My Deer Friend (Cherry/Comedy, 11 min.) - Cud-chewing quadruped helps a friend in need

The Evil Twin (Wang/Animation, 4 min.) - Love and jealousy lead to deadly circumstances

My Tree (Siadatnejad/Open/Experimental, 6 min.) - Painter singles out a lone tree in a desolate setting

Rabia (Hasan/Open/Experimental, 24 min.) - Woman finds a tragic peace in a world where all seems lost

Tents, The Patchwork Project (Roveda/Documentary, 18 min.) - Artists find creative ways to support the devastated communities of Darfur

Robot Dreaming (Magnus/Animation, 10 min.) - Via secret observation, we learn what a particular robot most desires

OMgasm (Fulton/Comedy, 5 min.) - First yoga class yields Kama Sutra-esque visions of passion

SATURDAY SCHEDULE:

Starsearcher (Brown/Animation, 10 min.) - Future world where the good of the many hangs in balance

Helping Hand (Bentley/Comedy, 6 min.) - A friend requires special inspiration to provide what is needed

We Don't Play Golf Here (Landau/Documentary, 33 min.) - Poignant look at the effectiveness of activism against corporate greed

Filth (Alexander-Hughes/Open/Experimental, 6 min.) - Faith, desire and betrayal voiced with a victim's anger

Zebulon (Keller/Animation, 6 min.) - Space hero ventures out to learn of his true nature

The Queue (Miles/Comedy, 9 min.) - Thank you for holding…your call is very important to us…

Tehran 318 (Mardookhi/Open/Experimental, 6 min.) - A man prepares for a letter home…with love

INTERMISSION

Tossers (Grossman/Comedy, 13 min.) - A look into the world of the frisbee dance phenomenon

The Girl in the Red Dress (Smellin/Open/Experimental, 7 min.) - Young woman struggles with a forbidden relationship

Broken Rainbow (Mai/Animation, 8 min.) - Trippie colorful images set against a dark subject matter

Voor Een Paar Knikkers Meer (For a Few Marbles More) (Hufen/Comedy, 11 min.) - Kids call on a special force to regain their playground

Mear One (Davis/Open/Experimental, 5 min.) - Insider's look at an artists technique and influences

Plain Us (Motlagh/Open/Experimental, 20 min.) - Restless soul attempts to connect with loved ones

No One Thinks About the Garden (Khalili/Open/Experimental, 8 min.) - Elegant poetic composition

Ancestor Eyes (Queypo/Open/Experimental, 15 min.) - Mother gives back to the spirits her most precious worldly gift

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

Breakthrough (Gutt/Comedy, 8 min.) - Mysterious visitor helps a young man overcome internal obstacles

Space (Wilson/Open/Experimental, 12 min.) - Tale of love, longing… and bad timing

SYMPHONY (Oh/Animation, 6 min.) - Aesthetic mingling of form, color and sound…

Teresa (Bowler/Documentary, 29 min.) - Wonderful story of a young woman and her struggle for an independent lifestyle

Torko, Toronto, Tehran (Oveisi/Comedy, 9 min.) - Man videos his most important communications

It was...raining... (Chiu/Animation, 8 min.) - Little girl, dancing man…woman's daydream

Historia de on Letrero, A sign Story (Alvarez Barreda /Open/Experimental, 5 min.) - A powerful story about compassion and looking at the world differently

INTERMISSION

Wrong Number (Murray/Comedy, 14 min.) - This guy should have had a really great day

Fossil Fools (Groff/Animation, 5 min.) - Dinosaur advocates the move toward renewable resources

Welcome Home Patrick (Murray/Open/Experimental, 13 min.) - Soldier comes home from Iraq to convalesce

Rockette Man (Bartholomew/Comedy, 6 min.) - Talent! Drive! Persistence! Rockette!…man?

Kung Fu English (Oh/Documentary, 22 min.) - Super energetic teacher seeks to move his countrymen into the modern world

Buster (Andrikopoulos/Comedy, 7 min.) - Cash, secrecy and wanted surprises…

Larry and Roz (Palana/Animation, 3 min.) - Heartwarming story of an acquaintance that led to a lifetime of love

My Dad Ralph (Wong/Comedy, 12 min.) - Son teams up for a day in the life with his father

Special Thanks to The Pomona Fox Theater and the City of Pomona.