Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Susan Seidelman (born December 11, 1952, Philadelphia) is an American director, producer, writer, and actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Seidelman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin ...
Cut in Half
2017
Director
Two Muslim sisters and their family must cope with the eldest daughter's leukemia diagnosis and her decisions about life and death.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind th...
The Hot Flashes
2013
Director, Producer
An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state ch...
Musical Chairs
2012
Director
When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing cont...
Blank City
2011
as Self
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circu...
Boynton Beach Club
2005
Director, Producer
Residents of an adult community in Florida turn to one another for support and companionship after the deaths of their spouses. Lois has a rejuvenati...
The Ranch
2004
Director
A comedy drama about a few days in the lives of a group of "working girls" in Reno, Nevada. “The Ranch” is a legally operated brothel that operates un...
Power and Beauty
2002
Director
A woman claims she had an affair with John F. Kennedy.
Gaudi Afternoon
2001
Director
Barcelona hasn’t turned out to be the romantic dreamland fledgling translator Cassandra thought it would be. But just when she’s about to return to Am...
A Cooler Climate
1999
Director
Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named Paula. When Paula and her husband separate, an unli...
Tales of Erotica
1996
Director
A series of erotic short films, all with similar unexpected endings.
The Barefoot Executive
1995
Director
A young man working in the mailroom of a television network rises to the top of the company after he discovers that his girlfriend's chimp is capable ...
The Dutch Master
1993
Director, Screenplay
The Walter Mitty-esque tale of a Brooklyn dental hygienist who escapes into a painting by 17th-century Dutch master Peter de Hooc. The film was nomina...
The Night We Never Met
1993
Associate Producer
Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his...
Confessions of a Suburban Girl
1992
Director
This autobiographical documentary takes its place alongside similar efforts by film directors John Boorman and Nagisa Oshima, all of them commissioned...
She-Devil
1989
Producer, Director
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
First Works
1989
as Self
It's a mixed bag in the age of illuminating DVD supplements, but First Works effectively demonstrates the early promise of 13 successful filmmakers. C...
Cookie
1989
Director, Executive Producer
Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, ...
Calling the Shots
1988
as Self
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Making Mr. Right
1987
Director, Executive Producer
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very re...
As Kineastas
1986
Based on interviews with 15 women, including directors, producers and film actresses, a journey around the world is made, seeing the wars waged by eac...
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
Director
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken ...
Smithereens
1982
Director, Producer, Story
A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.
Room 666
1982
as Self
During the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders asks a number of global film directors to, one at a time, go into a hotel room, turn on the camera a...
Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern
1979
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A young girl chronicles her divorced mother's relationship with a new boyfriend who has just moved into the house.
And You Act Like One Too
1976
Producer, Editor, Director
On her 30th birthday, a first-time unfaithful wife picks up a strange hitchhiker who helps her conceptualize her values.
Directors on Directing (Part 1)
N/A
This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft.