Lynn Hershman-Leeson Movies
- 1994
Twists in the Cord (or) … Other Extensions of the Telephone
Twists in the Cord (or) … Other Extensions of the Telephone01994HD
This docudrama presents the history of the telephone, updated and told from the point of view of a character who uses the screen as both a connection...
- 1994
Seduction of a Cyborg
Seduction of a Cyborg01994HD
"A poetic allegory about technology's invasion of the body and the destruction of the immune system, witnessing the pollution of history that drowns...
- 1992
Shooting Script: A Transatlantic Love Story
Shooting Script: A Transatlantic Love Story01992HD
"Not only about the cultural differences between America and Denmark, but also about the loss of identity as a result of the ubiquitous surveillance...
- 1979
Test Patterns
Test Patterns01979HD
In this “factional docudrama,” a “test pattern man” personifies television media. When an interviewer asks him about his...
- 1978
Lynn Turning into Roberta
Lynn Turning into Roberta01978HD
This short film documents the transformation of Hershman Leeson into her performance persona, Roberta Breitmore.
- 1978
Commercial for Myself
Commercial for Myself01978HD
This short “portrait” of the artist was screened on public television.
- 1987
Binge
Binge01987HD
Binge turns on confession and self-image, using obesity as the main course. Losing her familiar shape to overeating, Lynn Hershman occupies...
- 1986
Confessions of a Chameleon
Confessions of a Chameleon01986HD
In Lynn Hershman’s Confessions of a Chameleon the artist shares intimate but highly suspect stories about her past. To cover her tracks,...