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HANNAH HEER works in film, video, mixed media, installation and photography.

Hannah Heer directed a new documentary, KOL ISHAH: THE RABBI IS A WOMAN, which opens a window into the world of four diverse women rabbis.

Hannah Heer's innovative feature length documentary films include THE ART OF REMEMBRANCE - SIMON WIESENTHAL (1995), with music by John Zorn; and THE OTHER EYE (1991); both films were produced by Hannah Heer in collaboration with Werner Schmiedel.

Further, Hannah Heer was a pioneer Director of Photography on feature films; her credits include the films SUGARBABY (1984), DOG’s NIGHT SONG (1982) and SUBWAY RIDERS (1981).

Hannah Heer has taught at Colleges and Universities; she was a Guest Professor in Vienna and an Adjunct Professor in New York.

Besides TV screenings on three continents, Hannah Heer’s films, videos and art work have been invited to international festivals, such as the New York Film Festival, the London Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, the Jerusalem Film Festival; festivals in Los Angeles,The Hague, Rotterdam, Valladolid and many other cities. In additon, they were also exhibited at Movie Theaters, Colleges, Libraries, Community Centers, Synagogues, Galleries and Museums.

Hannah Heer and Werner Schmiedel are the founders and owners of the independent film production company River Lights Pictures, Inc., in New York.