Tonight's program is composed of films, both medical and experimental (and containing difficult and graphic imagery), in which the human body, consciously or unconsciously, marks a response to physical or social conditions. The exterior becomes a sign of the interior, a means of registering conflict, tension, pain and pleasure. Epileptic Seizures 1-7 and 9 by Walter Chase (1905 , c. 10 mins, B&W, Silent, Print from Library of Congress). Epileptic Seizure Comparison by Paul Sharits (1976 , 30 mins, Color): "'Beauty shall be convulsive.'-André Breton. The films are of two patients, extracted from a medical film study of brain wave activity during seizures. Of course the patients volunteered for these tests. The black-and-white footage of each patient entering convulsive stages was temporally and tonally articulated on an optical printer and rhythmic pure color frames were added to these images. Everything was done to allow the viewer to move beyond mere voyeurism and actually enter into the convulsive state, to allow a deeper empathy for the condition and to also, hopefully, experience the ecstatic aspect of such paroxysm." (Paul Sharits) Convulsive Seizures: Hypnosis, Induction and Control by Sturgis-Grant Productions for Dr. Herbert Spiegel (1966 , c. 15 mins, B&W, Print from Warren Sturgis): A medical film of a doctor and a woman patient documenting the use of hypnosis to control her convulsive seizures, or "hysteria." How to Be A Homosexual, Part 11 by Roger Jacoby (1982 , 15 mins, Color): "In this (hand processed) film, completed two years before his death, Jacoby becomes more introspective. The film imparts a poignant bittersweet sensuality as he turns the camera on himself...(It) explores themes of narcissism, purging, and healing. The film is painfully personal, exploring metaphors of illness and isolation in his struggles as a homosexual." (Canyon Cinema) Science and the Film Avant-Garde, co-curated by Lisa Cartwright, continues through the Winter. Special thanks to Warren Sturgis and Valerie Walter for research assistance. -Kathy Geritz