Curated by Peter Conheim and Steve Seid Tonight, in the spacious outdoor setting of the UAM/PFA Sculpture Garden, we present seven scarcely screened shorts from the collection, linked only by their origins within the U.S. and their mongrel-like natures. Most of the evening's films were donations to PFA that programmers have never seen fit to show, from industrial promos to misguided wartime propaganda efforts. Seating is open, and picnics are encouraged! The bizarre FMC Corporation: Engineered Systems Division (1970, 8 mins, Color) is a color-splattered, psychedelia-tinged ode to citrus-extracting machines. Barnyard Golf (RKO Sportscope, c. 1946, 12 mins, B&W) isn't about cows teeing-off, but rather the sexy sport of horseshoes, as demonstrated in slow-motion trick shots by smiling GIs. Tanks (c. 1942, 10 mins, B&W) is classic chest-thumping propaganda depicting the exciting assembly-line construction of heavy armor, narrated by Orson Welles. The Riotmakers: The Technology of Social Demolition (1971, 32 mins, Color), a gift of the Berkeley Police Dept., is a mind-boggling scare pic that blames rioting and civil unrest on youthful Communist-bred agitators (dubbed "Leninoids") who throw "hate parties" and are "not as seriously hurt as they pretend" after being beaten by police. Chock full of dubious quotations, some of which appear dubbed over silent footage of recognizable protest leaders, it is a trashy propaganda gem, the print of which has faded, appropriately, to red. Also included: Projecting Movies (c. 1942, 10 mins), T-Men of the Treasury Department (1948, 18 mins), weird TV commercials, and more!-Peter Conheim