Suzi Yoonessi

Suzi Yoonessi
Born (1978-02-21) February 21, 1978
Buffalo, NY, U.S.
Occupation Director
Screenwriter
Years active 2001–present

Suzi Yoonessi (born February 21, 1978) is an Iranian-American filmmaker living in Los Angeles, CA. She wrote and directed the award-winning feature film Dear Lemon Lima,[1] and The Spring of Sorrow for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) online FutureStates series. Yoonessi's short films No Shoulder and Dear Lemon Lima are distributed by Shorts International[2] and Vanguard Cinema[3] and her documentary film Vern is distributed by National Film Network[4] and is in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Biography

Suzi Yoonessi was born in Buffalo, New York, where she attended Nichols School. Yoonessi was a member of Buffalo's first all-girl band Bertha Mason during the Riot Grrrl movement in the early 90s. Yoonessi studied photography and film at the San Francisco Art Institute. Upon graduation, she worked for Surface Magazine in the editorial department and moved to New York to pursue filmmaking after being awarded a Jerome Foundation grant for her documentary film Vern. Yoonessi received her MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts where she was the recipient of the FMI Directing Fellowship. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

Directing

Suzi Yoonessi's first feature film Dear Lemon Lima premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it received critical acclaim and a jury prize for Outstanding Performance. The film went on to play in over 80 film festivals, picking up audience awards and a grand jury prize at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. The film was released internationally, then domestically on VOD and in theaters in Los Angeles and New York by Phase 4 Films.[5] Yoonessi directed The Spring of Sorrow[6] for the Independent Television Service FutureStates series.

Awards

Filmography

DIRECTOR

  • 2015 "Olive and Mocha: First Kiss"
  • 2015 "Troop Hood"
  • 2015 "Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street - Gortimer and the Lost Treasure of Normal Street"
  • 2011 "Olive and Mocha: Fast Times at Sugar High"
  • 2010 The Spring of Sorrow
  • 2009 Dear Lemon Lima
  • 2006 Dear Lemon Lima short
  • 2005 No Shoulder
  • 2004 Vern

PRODUCER

References

  1. ↑ "HostMonster". Dearlemonlimamovie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Short Film Entertainment Company". Shorts International. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  6. ↑ "FUTURESTATES | Spring of Sorrow | Episode | ITVS - YouTube". Futurestates.tv. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  7. ↑ "Take Two® | Suzi Yoonessi wins LA Film Festival's 'Make 'em LAFF' competition | 89.3 KPCC". Scpr.org. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  11. ↑ "2009 Woodstock Film Festival announces audience award winners". Woodstockfilmfestival.com. 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  15. ↑ http://www.lafilmfest.com/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  16. ↑ "Events | Nat Geo - Events". Events.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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