Susan Dynner
Susan Dynner is an award-winning Director, Producer, and Writer known for her compelling work in narrative and documentary films. A recent Sundance Stories of Change Directing Fellow and Blackmagic Studio Feature Directing Fellow, Dynner recently completed The Soul Trader, a proof-of-concept short starring Shane West, Donna Mills, and Shauna Grace. She is also directing a documentary on women in magic, a subject close to her heart as a Magician Member of the world-famous Magic Castle.
Dynner’s diverse credits include directing and producing Code Blue: A Love Story starring Andy Dick, which earned her the Sony TV Directing Fellowship, and Punk’s Not Dead, which premiered at Cannes and saw global theatrical distribution. As a producer, she worked on Free Ride starring Anna Paquin, Girls, Girls, Girls, and the acclaimed documentary After Porn Ends.
Early in her career, Dynner produced Brick, Rian Johnson’s Sundance-winning debut. She has held executive roles in development for Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, and Wolfgang Petersen, and began her industry journey at Richard Donner Productions and Di Novi Pictures. Remarkably, her creative path started at fifteen as a professional band photographer.
A passionate advocate for women in film, Dynner co-founded GenXX, an initiative expanding opportunities for experienced, talented and vetted female directors who got lost between sexism and ageism. She is a Producers Guild Fellow, Trans-Atlantic Producing Fellow, and a Power of Diversity Mentor. Through her company, Aberration Films, Dynner continues to develop innovative projects that push boundaries across genres and platforms.
