Artists in Person Curated by Chana PollackUsing their class in Avant-Garde Film at UC Berkeley as a point of departure, the vital experimenting artists included in tonight's program present works that are critical responses to their inquiry into film theory and practice. Varied in both form and content, these works in film, video, and photography use dynamic visual language-employing elements as diverse and imaginative as found footage from cartoons, old Super-8 looping projectors, and the fax machine-to confront some of the most critical issues of our times. Whether considering, for example, racism, gentrification, or a young woman's expression of sexual desire in the age of AIDS, these film, video, and installation-makers approach ideas that are contemporary yet are linked to artists' investigations over the centuries. For many of them, this screening represents their premiere public exhibition, one which will surely resonate for any viewer interested in bold new work.-Chana PollackAvant-Garde Film, a course in the Film Program at UCB, was taught by Kathy Geritz in the fall 1996 semester. Chana Pollack is a San Francisco-based experimental filmmaker and was the Reader for this course. Thanks to Josh Stein who provided invaluable production instruction and assistance for the student projects. Oaklandhoma by Martin Aranaydo (B&W/Color); Untitled by Melissa Sankary (Video installation); Unwound by Amelia Salas (B&W); Cafe by Jess Fulton (B&W, 16mm); Untitled by Leslie Tran (6 mins, Super-8mm installation); Once Upon A Time by Meghan LaBelle; Gone Cold by Michael Kaufman, Daniel Chazanoff (B&W); Wake by Jennifer Bae (B&W, Super-8mm); Kanjincho by Patrick Griffin (6 mins, B&W); Palaios Optikos by Marie Liu (3 mins, Slide installation); Throwing away then all things by Rafael Hernandez, Josh McCasland (Dual-projector Super-8mm); Brunette Cobra by Richard Wilson (8 mins); Flat Tire During a Boxing Match by Maryam Kashani (Super-8mm/1/2" video); Always Unwinding by Clelio Boccato (B&W, Silent, Super-8mm); Want To? by Yin Cantor.