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Susan's feature film, In the Land of Milk and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at festivals in the US and internationally. She has written and directed short films, commercials, and music videos.
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Experts, her ex, the press—everyone thinks she’s crazy—but she’s committed to her worthy quest. Both Brian and Ann battle their skeptical inner voices in an inspiring journey of self-discovery, reinvention, survival, and sacrifice.
Susan’s feature film, In the Land of Milk and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at festivals in the US and internationally. She has written and directed short films, commercials, and music videos.
Susan’s feature film, In the Land of Milk and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at festivals in the US and internationally. She has written and directed short films, commercials, and music videos.
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Born in Levittown, NY; daughter of Ed (an avantgarde filmmaker) and Carol (a novelist; maiden name, Fried) Emshwiller; sister of Peter Emshwiller (a set dresser); married Chris Coulson (an actor). Education:Syracuse University, B.F.A., painting and printmaking; California Institute of the Arts, M.F.A. Career:Set decorator, set dresser, set director...
Film Set Decorator:
The Kindred,FM Home Video, 1986. Wired,Taurus Entertainment Company, 1989. Gleaming the Cube,1989. The Player,Fine Line, 1992. (As Susan J. Emshwiller) Short Cuts,Fine Line, 1993. Indictment: The McMartin Trial,1995. (As Susan J. Emshwiller) Kansas City,Fine Line, 1996. (As Susan J. Emshwiller) Cookie's Fortune,October Films, 1999. Two Can Play That Game,Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001. The Good Girl,Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2002. (U.S. crew) Calendar Girls,Buena Vista, 2003. Spartan,Warne...
Film Work:
Set dresser, Tuff Turf,New World Pictures, 1985. Set dresser, Runaway Train,Canon, 1985. Set design, Basic Training,1985. Art director and production designer, Sorority House Massacre,Concorde Pictures, 1987. Set director, Russkies,1987. Set decorator assistant (Yugoslavia), A Time of Destiny,1988. Production designer, Till There Was You,Sovereign Pictures, 1990. Set director, The Player,Fine Line, 1992. Also worked as director, The Desk Soldier; director, Mother's Day Teaser.
Film Appearances:
Detective Broom, The Player,Fine Line, 1992.
Screenplays:
(As Susan J. Emshwiller) Pollock,Sony Pictures Classics, 2000. Also wrote Dogtown; Hole in the Day; A Few Days with Me; Mother's Day; Cowboy Fiction; Cement Shoes; Burger World; Blind Sight; The Furnace.
Susan J. Emshwiller movie reviews & film summaries | Roger Ebert
Susan Emshwiller is the author of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September/October 2018 (3.90 avg rating, 68 ratings, 20 reviews, published 2...
