Director: Heather Lenz

Biography: Writer, director and producer Heather Lenz is passionate about documentaries and biography films. She is drawn to stories about people with creative minds who have not walked the beaten path (such as Yayoi Kusama). Her first short documentary about a bicycle inventor, Back to Back, was nominated for a student Academy Award and screened in film festivals worldwide. Lenz has degrees in Art History and Fine Arts. She also earned an MFA in Cinematic Arts from the University of Southern California.