Susan Skoog
ProfessorMontclair State University
Full Bio
Susan Skoog is a screenwriter, director and producer who has worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. In 1998 she wrote, produced and directed the feature film Whatever, which was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics. Whatever stars Liza Weil of TV s Gilmore Girls and Frederic Forrest ( Apocalypse Now , The Rose and The Conversation ) and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Garnering great critical acclaim, Whatever went on to screen at festivals throughout the world including the Newport International Film Festival, Nantucket Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Norske Filmfestivalen, Haugesund, Norway, The Hamptons International Film Festival, London Film Festival, and the New York Women s Film Festival.
In addition her film work, Susan has enjoyed a successful career as a writer, director and producer of numerous documentary and magazine programs for such networks as VH1, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, AMC, FX, MTV, CBS, Fuse, Rave HD, TBS, Tru TV Court TV and PBS. Susan was the series producer for VH-1 s weekly film program FLIX as well as producer and director for many of that network s ACE Award winning series, VH1to One. Her documentaries for this series included recording artists Carole King, kd lang, Dolly Parton, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Johnny Clegg. She also co-directed and edited an hour long documentary for PBS on George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove which aired in 2006.
Susan has written screenplays for Warner Brothers, HBO and MTV Films among others, working with such esteemed producers as John Wells ( ER , The West Wing ), and Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, ( Cold Mountain , Election , Little Miss Sunshine ). Susan currently teaches in the BFA Filmmaking Program at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She lives in Montclair with her husband and three children.
In addition her film work, Susan has enjoyed a successful career as a writer, director and producer of numerous documentary and magazine programs for such networks as VH1, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, AMC, FX, MTV, CBS, Fuse, Rave HD, TBS, Tru TV Court TV and PBS. Susan was the series producer for VH-1 s weekly film program FLIX as well as producer and director for many of that network s ACE Award winning series, VH1to One. Her documentaries for this series included recording artists Carole King, kd lang, Dolly Parton, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Johnny Clegg. She also co-directed and edited an hour long documentary for PBS on George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove which aired in 2006.
Susan has written screenplays for Warner Brothers, HBO and MTV Films among others, working with such esteemed producers as John Wells ( ER , The West Wing ), and Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, ( Cold Mountain , Election , Little Miss Sunshine ). Susan currently teaches in the BFA Filmmaking Program at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She lives in Montclair with her husband and three children.
- Professional Credits
- Susan Skoog
Writer Director - Producer
41 Irving St.
Montclair, NJ 07042
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Whatever - Feature Film, Writer Director Co-Producer
Released worldwide by Sony Pictures Classics, 1998
Premiered Sundance Film Festival
Screened at Film Festivals in Newport, Nantucket, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Haugesand (Norway), London, Tokyo, and others.
A Dry Heat , Short film, Writer Director Producer
Premiered Cannes Film Festival
Screened at Film Festivals in Avignon, Seattle, Boston, Palm Springs, and Hamptons and others.
Screenplay assignments:
Holding out HBO Films, Producer: Abby Wolf
Bandits Warner Brothers, Producer: John Wells
The Exes MTV Films, Producers: Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger
An Ordinary Murder MTV Films, Producer: Maggie Malina
Screenplays in development:
People You May Know
Anyway
The Mommy Wars
Television credits:
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove - PBS ITVS
Co-Director Editor - Brazen Hussy Prod. - Documentary
2006
The William Hung Story - Fuse -Producer Director Writer - Documentary 2004
Amplified Guide to Summer - Fuse - Producer Director Writer - Magazine special 2004
Blink 182 in the Gulf - Rave HD - Producer Writer - Documentary 2004
Television Credits Cont.
American Movie Classic s Behind the Screen AMC - Producer Writer documentary series, 2003-4
INSIDE THE ACADEMY AWARDS, TNT
Producer Director Magazine special, 1996
Gangsters, Inc. with Frank Vincent, Turner Classic Movies, Writer Editor
Short form dramatic series, 1996
The World of Scorsese, TNT - Producer Director Editor Documentary, 1996
Movies you Gotta see, TNT - Producer Editor Documentary, 1995-97
Inside the Academy Awards - TNT - Producer Director Magazine special
1995 Cable ACE Nominee: Best Magazine Special or Series, 1995
Our Favorite Movies, TNT - Producer Director Editor Short form magazine series,
1995 Cable ACE Nominee: Non Fiction Short Form Series
Hosts: Janeanne Garafalo, Robert Townshend, Michael Palin, Brent Spiner, Oliver Stone, Sinbad, Dennis Miller, Ernie Hudson, Scott Thompson, Jack Lemmon, Brett Butler, Robert Zemeckis. 1994-1996
Behind the Scenes, TNT - Producer Director Editor
Documentary Series: Crazy Horse , The Heidi Chronicles , Broken Trust , Avenging Angels , Amelia Earhart , Wallace. 1995-1998
Carole King, Meta Films VH-1 - Producer, Documentary, 1993
How'd They Do That, CBS - Segment Producer, 1992-93
FLIX, VH-1 - Series Producer Director - Magazine show, 1990-92
Inside Music, VH-1 - Segment Producer, 1992-93
Big Picture, MTV - Segment Producer, 1992
VH-1 to One, VH-1 - Series Producer Associate Producer
Half hour music documentaries - Artists include: Bonnie Raitt, Eurythmics, kd lang, Johnny Clegg, Dolly Parton and Crosby Stills Nash. 1990-92
Executive and Staff Positions:
Executive in Charge of Production FX Networks, 1997-98
Producer Director, Turner Network Television and Turner Classic Movies, 1992-98
Producer, VH-1, MTV Networks, 1989-1992
Teaching Experience:
2007 - present
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2001- 2002
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Dramatic Writing Program,
Graduate level - New York, NY
One to One Studios, New York, NY
Educational Events:
Montclair Film Festival Behind the Screen Media Careers: Co-Producer
Education
National University Currently enrolled in MFA program in Professional Screenwriting. Graduation anticipated July 2013.
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Theatre and Film, Stella Adler Studio, May 1987
Professional Affiliations
Member of the Writers Guild of America, East
