Artist in Person Plussurprise shorts! Franklin Lem Low, a Bay Area fashion designer, willshow off some of his Barbie!nbsp;exclusives. Who wouldbelieve that six ounces of plastic could change the shape of America. Icon tomillions of young girls, Barbie is just such an influence, a role model soinfluential it has made the minuscule waist and bountiful bosom standard femaleequipment. Tula Asselanis's ornery I, Doll (56:40 mins) fleshes out the historyof Barbie and her Mattel mates, Skipper, Midge, Ken and kin, with an endlesspageant of pert accessories, anecdotes, and assaults. Barbie's beginnings, tracedback to a German prostitute doll named "Lili," are chronicled withshowy and humorous detail, including comments from doll dynasty luminaries suchas the curator of the Barbie Hall of Fame. As an object for inspection, thissvelte plastic siren is given the full-figured treatment; Barbie's minor plasticsurgeries are mirrored by her relentless wardrobe changes. I, Doll also brings usthe backside of Barbie: the bulimics who blame Barbie, the adult collectors whosee dollars in this little doll, and a life-sized Barbie impersonator (flexiblelimbs included).-Steve Seid