Susan Skoog
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Susan Skoog | |
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.jpg) Skoog at the Montclair Film Festival 2019 | |
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Occupations | Producer, film director |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Susan Skoog (born 1965[1]), American filmmaker, is best known for her low-budget debut film Whatever (1998). Asked why she felt the desire to make the film, Skoog explained to IndieWIRE: "I felt like there hadn’t been a film that really nailed what it was like to be a suburban girl growing up in this country."[2] Skoog has expressed repeatedly that the female experience and perspective, has historically been underrepresented in the film industry,[2] but she believes that is changing by way of a "natural progression" toward sex equality.[3]
Skoog was raised in the town of Red Bank, New Jersey,[2] and graduated from NYU in 1987 with a degree in theatre and film.[3] She has cited Mike Leigh and Eric Rohmer as influences on her work.[3]
