Susie DeFord is a filmmaker, writer, musician, & dog trainer. She studied writing & film at Florida State University, and received her MFA in Creative Writing from the New School University. She is currently in the Film and Media Production MA program at American University.
Film:
Susie is a writer, director, producer of documentary and fiction films with a focus on stories of underrepresented voices particularly of women 40+.
She is passionate about mentoring and teaching production in the community by utilizing smartphone filmmaking and other budget conscious equipment to level the playing field and nurture underrepresented voices. She believes great storytellers come from diverse backgrounds and that economics and education shouldn't dictate whose stories are told. She is a mentor with Anacostia Youth Media
Writing:
Susie is the author of the poetry collection Dogs of Brooklyn . As well as a novel and memoir that haven't been published (yet!). Her work has appeared in BOMB, Poets and Artists, Mipoesias, Work Zine, Dog Fancy, Shampoo, the Anthology "Dogs Singing," amongst others. She has taught writing at Brooklyn Friends School, Berkeley Carroll, and the College of New Rochelle, and Kingston Writers studio.
Music;
Susie plays electro+world+punk
under the name of NEON GRLZ.
Past bands include Terset & Wu Wei.
Dog Trainng:
She has been a positive reinforcement dog trainer for 15+ years at Susie's Pet Care helping puppies and rescue dogs from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley to DC.
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