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Susanna Fogel's new film Cat Person will have its World Premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Susanna is well known in the indie and episodic space as a director, screenwriter, and novelist. Susanna's prior work includes co-writing Booksmart and directing and co-writing The Spy Who Dumped Me. Her many accolades include a DGA Award and nominations for the BAFTA Film Award, the Primetime Emmy Awards and the WGA Awards. For the Spotlight event, Susanna will discuss her creative process in making Cat Person and her success in sustaining a career by working across a variety of media platforms.

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Susanna Fogel is a director, screenwriter, and novelist. Most recently, she wrapped production on Winner, a feature biopic of American whistleblower Reality Winner. She is also in post-production on the WWII-set limited series A Small Light for National Geographic and Disney+. Prior work includes co-writing Booksmart and directing and co-writing The Spy Who Dumped Me. more...

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