Famous Crimes of Passion - Chris Spears, Berkeley, CA, 5 min, Betacam
No matter when in history, or whichever aesthetic an artist chooses, enraged lovers flying off the handle makes for a good short-film subject.

Pay Roll - Noah Klersfeld, New York City, 13 min, dv
Is it for real? Is it fake? Is this the mother of all multi-camera shoots or the insane inner monolog of an archetypal director who wishes he controlled it all.

The Field Compilation #1 - David Herbert, Mill Creek, WA, 2 min, dv
A primer on low-budget filmmaking: one guy, one camera, a little post-production hoo-ha and a deer who wishes he was somewhere else.

Hush - Mike Seely, Palo Alto, CA, 5 min, 16mm
There are people who wander into the woods with huge microphones to hear sounds that you just don't get downtown. The natural sounds are sweet and so is this delicate documentary. .

Don't You Bring Me Down - Keith Wilson, San Francisco, 4 min, dv
Something happens when urban filmmakers are reloacted to the burbs. In this case clothing is shed, and Christina Aguillera is channeled.

The Field Compilation #2 - David Herbert, Mill Creek, WA, 1 min, dv
In the hands of a filmmaker even the weather can bend to a determined man's will.

Girl Dick Movie - Collar's Up Films New York City, 5 min, video
If Degrassi Junior High had been made for Showtime and not PBS an episode on anatomical change might have looked like this. Thank god for pillow fights!

The Invisible Hand - Lori Hiris , Brooklyn, 13 min, video
Finally, a stunning visual artist who also reads the business section. A dazzling confluence of stop-motion chalk illustrations, combines with an intricate score and the result is a beautiful, powerful and total take down of today's corporate thieves.

Banana Muffin - Reuben Maness, San Francisco, 4 min, dv
If you missed last night's local news never fear, it's rebroadcast here --- and, for that matter, it's tonight's broadcast too.

Six and the City - Hanelle Culpepper, Los Angeles, 10 min, dv
Sarah Jessica Parker and her ladies might be off the air but with a simple change in casting this will satisfy the needs of anyone going into withdrawal.

Fischerchicks - Susan Buice and Arin Crumley Brooklyn, 4 min, dv
Everyone daydreams about dancing in their favorite band's music video, this time the dream is accompanied by a couple of super cute little birdies. Awww.

Blueberry - Brett Bell, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 13 min, 35mm
Muscle cars scream across Saskatchewan highways as a bad-ass heroine tries to make things right on someone's special day. Lovers of pie and Wim Wenders this one is for you.