Power dynamics are continually redefined in a turbulent world. Instead of presenting women as marginalized, tonight's program of uplifting films celebrates women's perseverance and empowerment. Tomboy by Donna Carter (1997, 5 mins, B&W, 16mm) is an imaginative autobiographical account of an African American tomboy's journey to self-acceptance through the fulfillment of her hoop dreams. Eighty Layers of Me (that you'll have to survive) by Tricia Creason-Valencia (2000, 11 mins, Color, 16mm) is a richly textured documentary featuring interviews with former cheerleaders working in their communities. Etang Inyang playfully explores adolescent fantasies of black womanhood through 1970s movie goddess Pam Grier in Badass Supermama (1996, 16 mins, Color, Video). In Contemporary Artist (Mexico, 1999, 5 mins, B&W, Video), Ximena Cuevas sees a famous curator from New York at an opening and becomes frantic as she tries to get up the nerve to introduce herself. Agnes Lam's untitled first film explores the ephemeral world with a montage of moving images including video fish swimming in the confines of a TV tank (Hong Kong, 1999, 4 mins, Color, Video). Haunting charcoal imagery stunningly captures the story of battered women in Ellie Lee's animated documentary Repetition Compulsion (1997, 6.5 mins, Color, 35mm). Finally, Nobody Knows My Name (1999, 58 mins, Color, Video) explores a fascinating and diverse feminist community connected by their love for hip-hop music. Rachel Raimist empowers these self-actualized women by giving them the voice for which they struggle.-Mona Atia