Lynn Hershman Leeson will be honored at the 2023 Mill Valley Film Festival as a recipient of the Mind the Gap Award for her visionary contributions to the arts and lifetime achievements on October 8.

The Mind the Gap Award honors Hershman Leeson life-long visionary contributions to the arts. In addition to the award presentation, the Mill Valley Film Festival tribute program will feature a screening of the complete Cyborgian Rhapsody series, consisting of four short films: Seduction of a Cyborg (1994), Shadow Stalker (2018), Logic Paralyzes the Heart (2022) and Immortality (2023). After the screenings, SF Chronicle writer Tony Bravo will moderate a conversation exploring Hershman Leeson’s  innovations in film and art.

A reception will following the screening and Q&A from 5:30-7 at the San Rafael Film Center. Tickets required.