The short films in this program are marked by a beautiful and ingenious sensitivity to their subjects. They articulate the subtleties of light, form, content, and montage in ways that celebrate the moving image. From Tirtza Even's urban space wizardry in Icarus, to Leighton Pierce's sublime video manipulations in Viscera, to Lisl Ponger's politicized constructions of race and class in Phantom Foreign Vienna, to Mara Mattushka's delightful collaboration with choreographer Chris Haring in Legal Errorist, be prepared to have your retina tickled and your thoughts provoked.

The PSA Project #1: Color Theory (Cynthia Madansky, Elle Flanders, U.S./Canada, 2004). We interrupt the lulled media landscape to offer a startling color-saturated protest of the American war in Iraq. How subjective is the interpretation of color? (Soundtrack by Zeena Parkins, 3 mins.) Icarus (Tirtza Even, Spain/U.S., 2004). An abstract space panorama shot through a reverse pan of the urban landscape of Cartegena, Spain. (12 mins, In GGA competition.) Legal Errorist (Mara Mattuschka, Chris Haring, Austria, 2005). The human body as the perfect machine of the future. Today's errors will be the programs of tomorrow. (15 mins, In GGA competition.) The PSA Project #4: Homeland (Cynthia Madansky, Elle Flanders, U.S./Canada, 2004). How do we conceive of the notion of home? (Soundrack by Zeena Parkins, 3 mins.) We Are the Littletons: A True Story (Penny Lane, U.S., 2004). Mysteriously banished from her postcard-perfect American family, Eve Portia Littleton Rodríguez gets resurrected by an obsessively inquisitive houseguest. (10 mins, In GGA competition.) Viscera (Leighton Pierce, U.S., 2004). This video's surface evokes depth by the constant cascade of images and sounds. (12 mins, In GGA competition.) Torchlight Tango (Kerry Laitala, U.S., 2005). A celebration of late-night celluloid trysts; a seductive and romantic dance between the filmmaker and her medium. (Soundtrack by Robert Fox, 21 mins, In GGA competition.) The Form of the Good (James T. Hong, U.S., 2004). An evocative interpretation of Plato's parable of the cave through the lens of the war on terrorism. (4 mins, In GGA competition.) Phantom Foreign Vienna (Lisl Ponger, Austria, 2004). Director Lisl Ponger spent two years traveling around the world without ever leaving Vienna. By recording the multiple ethnic, religious and cultural celebrations around Vienna, she sought to make visible what institutions think of as invisible. (27 mins, In GGA competition.)