Episode 4: Susan Sandler (Film Producer, Writer)

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Susan Sandler’s work as a director and writer spans both
non-fiction and fiction, including the screenplay for the Golden Globe
nominated Crossing Delancey (based on her original play) and the award
winning Friends At Last starring Kathleen Turner and Sarah Paulson, as
well as projects for Sony, Twentieth Century Studios, Disney, TNT, and
Columbia. Most recently, she directed and produced the feature
documentary Julia Scotti: Funny That Way. Shot over five years, the film
follows the triumphant comeback of comedian Julia Scotti (seen
headlining decades ago as Rick Scotti) as she comes out on America’s Got
Talent, her children reconnect after a fifteen-year estrangement, and
she makes her return to stand up comedy. Passport Magazine calls the
film “an absolute celebration that challenges stereotypes, transphobia,
and agism, while making the viewer laugh and fall in love with Scotti.
It’s the perfect uplifting documentary that needs to be seen.”

Sandler’s work for the stage has been produced at major theatres across
the country, and around the world. Along with Crossing Delancey, her
plays include Under the Bed, The Renovation, The Moaner, If I Were A
Train, The Find, and The Burial Society (produced for NPR’s Playing on
Air.) She is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Writers
Guild of America. Sandler’s work is published by Smith and Kraus,
Vintage Press, and Samuel French Publishers. She is on the faculty of
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Kanbar Institute of Film & Television.
Along with her teaching, she has passionately guided NYU’s Fusion Film
Festival since its inception, celebrating the work of women behind the
camera, and mentoring the next generation of innovators in film and new
media.