Swedish-American visual artist Gunvor Nelson is one of the most original women filmmakers of her generation. Fostered as an artist in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s and 60s she has had a substantial influence on American avant-garde filmmaking since her debut in 1965. Her oeuvre includes legendary works like Schmeerguntz (1965) and the famous strip-tease satire Take-Off (1972). In 1992 Nelson moved back to Sweden continuing working with film and later on video that has been her medium of choice since 1998.