Susan Emshwiller

writer/director

SCREENPLAYS:  

Writer for Ed Harris: POLLOCK - (co-writer: Barbara Turner), Bill Pullman:  THE WILD BLUE, HOLE IN THE DAY, Amy Madigan: DOG TOWN. 

Winner of Grand Prize Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest with the thriller THE FURNACE.

Other titles include:  IN THE LAND OF MILK AND MONEY, OFFNIGHT, CEMENT SHOES, LE DIAMANT NOIR, CLOVERLEAF.

STAGE PLAYS: 

Wrote and directed over a dozen plays for the stage including the award winning, critically acclaimed "BRUSHSTROKES" inspired by Edward Hopper paintings.    

Other produced plays include: "DEFROSTING POPSICLES", "SO SHALL YOU REAP", "DOMINOES", "JUAN AND SOOZ", "ISN'T IT ROMANTIC".

FILM/VIDEO WRITER/DIRECTOR:

IN THE LAND OF MILK AND MONEY - a black comedy feature film shown in over twenty festivals world wide.  Winner of audience choice awards.  

BREAKFAST MESSAGES - comedy short - 16 minutes-  winner of multiple festival awards. 

OVER 50 ADVERTISEMENTS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND PSAs         Many Prize winning spots including for the Environmental Protection Agency, Tiger Balm, SlimFast, NewLine Cinema, American Cancer Society, Pepto Bismal, and DIRECTV.

RELATED WORK:

Screen/Playwriting Instructor - Met Theater - weekly workshop 2005-2006

Script Doctor - ongoing

Actress: Robert Altman's THE PLAYER

Set Decorator:  many films including David Mamet's SPARTAN, Altman's THE PLAYER, SHORTCUTS, KANSAS CITY, COOKIE'S FORTUNE, Miguel Arteta's THE GOOD GIRL.

EDUCATION:

California Institute of the Arts - MFA , 1980-1983 - Art and Filmmaking.  Alexander Mackendrick (Man in the White Suit, Sweet Smell of Success) mentor.

Syracuse University - BFA, 1975 - 1979 - Printmaking and Painting major.  Summa Cum Laude. Jerome Witkin mentor.