Susan Johnson (producer)

Susan Johnson
Born	Susan Johnson (1963-12-18) December 18, 1963 Phoenix, Arizona, US
Occupation	Producer/director
Years active	1988 – present

Susan Johnson (born December 18, 1963) is an American film producer & director, and music video director.

Johnson produced her feature debut, 2004's Mean Creek, received nominations at various film festivals and won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award and the Humanitas Award. In 2005 she produced Nearing Grace starring Jordana Brewster, Gregory Smith, David Morse, and Ashley Johnson from a script by Jacob Estes adapted from the Scott Sommer novel. In 2006 Johnson produced the award winning film Eye of the Dolphin starring Jane Lynch, Carly Schroeder, George Harris, Katharine Ross and Adrian Dunbar and directed by Michael D. Sellers. In 2007 Johnson formed Braveart Films with actor Gregory Smith to produce the feature film Wieners for Sony Pictures Entertainment with a cast that included Kenan Thompson and Darrell Hammond from Saturday Night Live, Zachary Levi from Chuck, Jenny McCarthy, Andy Milonakis and Joel Moore. Johnson also produced a sequel to Eye of the Dolphin called Beneath the Blue which will be released in 2010 and stars Paul Wesley from The Vampire Diaries. Johnson is currently producing Eye of the Hurricane to be filmed in St. Marys, Ga.^[1] Johnson is a graduate of the American Film Institute.

Johnson has also produced and/or directed music videos for Sara Evans, Gloria Estefan, EMF, Perry Farrell, The Warren Brothers, Vinx, Bobby Caldwell, Mindy McCready, Lila McCann, Charlie Terrell among others, and been nominated for many awards including a Grammy, Billboard Music Video Award, CMT "Best Video", an MTV Award and a VH-1 award.

Filmography

Mean Creek (2004) - Producer
Nearing Grace (2005) - Producer
Carrie Pilby (2016) - Director, producer

External links

Susan Johnson at the Internet Movie Database

References

↑ Jackson, Gorson (April 28, 2010). "Florida hurricane movie to be filmed in St. Marys, Ga.". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 22, 2010.

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