Susan Youssef is a Brooklyn-born director who lives between Amsterdam, Netherlands, where she has been making films, and Connecticut where she is the Yale CCAM Film Advisor. She has become recognized for a diverse body of work, from her indie movies, to video art commissioned by the Tate Modern, to her time spent within the studio system in the ABC/Disney Director and NBCU Launch programs. Susan’s feature Marjoun streams on Netflix, as well as her short Amsterdam to Anatolia. Her films have played Cannes, Venice, Toronto, and Sundance Film Festival’s.  She is a Fulbright Fellow, Princess Grace Award winner, and Poynter Fellow. Susan is a member of the Directors branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.