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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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Susan Emshwiller was raised in Levittown, N.Y. by writer Carol Emshwiller and sci-fi illustrator, avant-guard filmmaker Ed Emshwiller. She got her BFA from Syracuse University in painting and printmaking and her MFA from California Institute of the Arts where she studied film.
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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.
May 10, 2024 · I caught up with Susan shortly before the release of her latest novel, All My Ancestors Had Sex, to learn more about this quirky and riveting novel which exploits genealogy as a springboard for a wild, funny, fast-paced tale of redemption and to find out more about her writing process, her inspirati
- Anne Anthony
Dec 18, 2000 · Ed Harris' Pollockis swarming with multiple credits, including a screenplay by Barbara Turner and Susan J. Emshwiller, based on the book, Jackson Pollock: An American Saga , by Steven...
Susan Emshwiller. Art Department: Runaway Train. Susan Emshwiller was raised in Levittown, N.Y. by writer Carol Emshwiller and sci-fi illustrator, avant-garde filmmaker Ed Emshwiller.
