Jan Millsapps, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Cinema at San Francisco State University, is a veteran filmmaker, a pioneering figure in the new media movement, an early web innovator, and a versatile and accomplished writer. She has produced films, videos, and interactive cinema on subjects ranging from domestic violence to global terrorism, including
Coverage, featured installation at the 2002 Mill Valley Film Festival. Her documentary film,
Madame Mars: Women and the Quest for Worlds Beyond, was presented at the United Nations in Vienna, at Puerto Rico’s famed Arecibo Observatory, and has won awards at high-profile festivals.