Film Crew

Susan is a Consulting Producer with Shark Island Productions, and her credits include the recently completed feature, In the Company of Actors. She is an Executive Officer and Director of Shark Island's philanthropic initiative Documentary Australia Foundation, established to create a new funding model from private grants to the documentary industry.

She is currently Executive Producer on a number of films including the animated feature documentary Global Haywire directed by Oscar winning Bruce Petty and the musical feature ‘4’.

From 1998 to 2005 Susan was the Documentary Investment Manager at the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC), where she assisted filmmakers in negotiating finances for their documentaries. During this time Susan financed over 400 productions and helped internationalise the Australian documentary industry.

Susan has worked as an independent producer for many years. She won many awards and gained international acclaim for her documentaries. Her very popular short drama, Fetch, screened at over fifty world festivals, including Official Competition at Cannes. Her successful documentaries include – Eternity; Loaded- The Gun Lovers; You Must Remember This; Dinner for Six; Somewhere Between Light and Reflection; and Men and Their Sheds.

Susan is a board member for the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).