Tonight's program of shorts by women of color is an energetic collection that explores issues such as memories of love and family, the politics of looking, and acts of resistance and empowerment. Eliza Barrios and Hima B.'s Lick shows a woman who tries to reconcile her feelings of inadequacy, vulnerability, and bitterness after being left by her lover (1995, 10 mins, Color, 3/4" video). Ocularis: Eye Surrogates is a fascinating experimental videotape by Tran T. Kim-Trang that addresses surveillance and technology (1997, 21 mins, B&W/Color, 3/4" video). Janet Martinez's Merav explores the unique point of view of a nude model for drawing classes, a professional "subject" who is anything but passive (1997, 10:18 mins, B&W/Color, Super 8 film transferred to SVHS). Using recorded answering machine messages as a framing device, Lara Miranda's Kuerida Mamãe explores her memories and grieving process after her mother's death (1997, 5 mins, B&W/Color, 8mm video). Sienna McLean's Still Revolutionaries documents two women who share their experiences and struggles as members of the Black Panther Party and their transition into life outside of the Party (1997, 15:45 mins, Color, 16mm). Veena Cabreros-Sud's Stretchmark is an intimate look at the life of a single mother that examines taboo emotions of single parenthood-loneliness, boredom, and anger (1996, 9 mins, B&W, 3/4" video). In Lockin' Up Nicole Atkinson celebrates the beauty and revolutionary quality of growing dreadlocks (1997, 28:30 mins, Color, 3/4" video). Balvinder Dhenjan's The Pyre is a double-edged exposure of girls in Little India as represented by mannequins behind glittery glass windows (1997, 4:50 mins, Color, 16mm). Mommy, What's Wrong? is Anita Chang's personal filmic essay about mother-daughter distance, and the director's search for strength from her immigrant mother (1997, 13:26 mins, Color, 16mm).-Michella Rivera Gravage and the artists