2nd Annual screening series entitled Monitor, SAVAC's annual screening of short works by South Asian artists that showcase new directions in film and video. The shorts in this collection represent different artistic approaches that offer exciting new ways of looking at the world; what once seemed familiar and known became mysterious and opaque through the lens of these artists. They abandon cliched images, stories and linear structures to present intimate, witty and complex notions of identity and culture. These are bold expressions that step out of conventional forms to reflect the varied approaches being used today by film and video-makers around the world.