Bio
Writer/Director/Producer Heather Lenz is an award-winning filmmaker who is particularly drawn to telling the stories of trailblazers, underdogs, and people who have not walked the beaten path. Lenz is also interested in art/design, sustainability, and strong female characters. She is best known for KUSAMA-INFINITY, a feature length documentary about Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist who overcame sexism, racism, and mental illness on her path to becoming the top selling living female artist in the world. (“Fascinating and Inspiring.” The LA Times.) KUSAMA-INFINITY premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received international distribution. Lenz was a 2018 Critics’ Choice Award nominee for best first-time director for her work on KUSAMA-INFINITY. In 2019 she was awarded The Women’s International Film and Television Showcase Foundation International Visionary Award in Documentary Film.