Lynn Hershman-Leeson Movies

"Not only about the cultural differences between America and Denmark, but also about the loss of identity as a result of the ubiquitous surveillance...

This short film documents the transformation of Hershman Leeson into her performance persona, Roberta Breitmore.

"A poetic allegory about technology's invasion of the body and the destruction of the immune system, witnessing the pollution of history that drowns...

In this “factional docudrama,” a “test pattern man” personifies television media. When an interviewer asks him about his...

In this video series an individual confronts fears and, through the process of confessing directly to the camera, transcends trauma. It is also about...

Binge turns on confession and self-image, using obesity as the main course. Losing her familiar shape to overeating, Lynn Hershman occupies...

This short “portrait” of the artist was screened on public television.

In Lynn Hershman’s Confessions of a Chameleon the artist shares intimate but highly suspect stories about her past. To cover her tracks,...