The voices represented in tonight's program define struggle, strength, resistance, and courage in cinematic terms. In the intense dramatic short Struggle (Ryan Fleck, producer Gloria Gonzalez, 5 mins, 16mm), former Black Panther Assata Shakur's story of empowerment represents a society's efforts to reconcile its differences. Silence is shattered when survivors of violence and abuse use the video camera as a poetic device in Silence Speaks: Stories of Courage and Healing by Women of Color Survivors of Violence (Amy L. Hill, 2002, selected stories, 23 mins). Dyke: Just Be It (Desiree Lim, Japan, 2 mins, From Video Out Distribution) finds plenty of ways to be proud. Amidst a racist post-9/11 backlash, young Muslim and Sikh girls poignantly share their fears, frustrations, and courage in We Too Sing America (Yun Jong Suh, 10.5 mins). In the moving music video Prison Songs, Cell Stories (What A System) (C. A. Griffith, H. L. T. Quan, 2000, 4.5 mins, Color/B&W), the Robben Island Singers accompany haunting images of apartheid with a song of resistance. In the eye-opening documentary Some Real Heat (Stefanie Jordan, 54 mins, From Women Make Movies), female firefighters candidly share the history, pains, and passions of their profession.